The noise overhead was deafening. I had relocated to the basement as the roofers tore off old and added new. Because of schedule delays, the roofing project careened into a day when I was scheduled to present virtually. Chaos and noise surrounded me. Knowing I needed to be attentive, I grabbed my earbuds and plugged…
I remember sitting with her, holding her hand, telling her the same information over and over again. Finally, she lifted her head and said, I hear what you are saying. Within five minutes, she asked me the same question again.
Identifying human need is a critical concept for leaders to consider when thinking of strategies that can be deployed to stabilize and then grow a healthy workplace environment.
Dear Santa, Last year, I started my letter to you by asking for one more moment with my mother. I asked you for the moment to be like it used to be. Little did I know, when I wrote those words, that I had just days to be with her. Even though I ultimately changed…
How do you express gratitude for all the people that are working in what is certainly the most challenging of times?
We must use courageous leadership and be willing to ask an important question repeatedly to assure we are listening with both head and heart to those we serve.
COVID has poked us in the eyes and said, “I will show you what is normal now …”
How you lead might have its roots back more than a century to the old West and life on the cattle-driving plains.
The day I wrote this article, I did so on my mother’s birthday. The first birthday since she passed. I have had a lot of such firsts this year.
Allow others to offer up solutions that might be unconventional but worthy of consideration, especially in these trying times.
