As leaders, we are often success-driven and goal-focused. How we measure that success varies, but there is almost always a number involved.  That number may come from assessment data, family outcomes, financial records, retention stats, or maybe even a performance indicator or two. No matter how you...

So often new leaders are intently focused on doing well and they don’t always acknowledge the many lessons they have learned.  I know this all too well…A VERY, VERY LONG TIME AGO, I worked at Chuck E. Cheese's, and even though I didn't realize it at the time...this experience taught me a lot.

The p...

It is said that insanity is repeatedly doing the same thing but expecting different results.  I don’t know if that’s a clinical definition, but I do know that not getting the results needed can make me batty.  So, what is a leader to do?

DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT!

It’s just that simple.  The ch...

Conflict - to be different, opposed, or contradictory: to fail to be in agreement or accord (https://www.merriam-webster.com/)

To me, there are five seasons - Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall, and Back-to-School.  Depending on where you are and your family values, back-to-school can be a full-on event!...

Are you who THEY think you are?  Are you who YOU think you are?

On the surface, these seem like relatively simple questions, but with some analysis and reflection, these simple questions can become more and more complex.  At the core of the questions is the issue of self-awareness.

Do you remember...

Sometimes you think you know what a word means and then sometimes just for fun, you look it up…. I searched for the definition of crisis in the Merriam-Webster dictionary – and here is what I found:

Definition of crisis

1a: the turning point for better or worse in an acute disease or fever

b: a p...