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Most of us tip the server when we visit a restaurant. That gratuity is a simple expression of appreciation for service rendered. Gratuity is a powerful force multiplier, and it need not be limited in its scope. We can acknowledge and honor the effort and commitment of...

Some folks just give in, give up, choose the myopic and self-centric view, opt for pessimistic inertia. Being but one person on a planet populated by 8 billion humans, they take the view that we are but one grain of sand on a very large beach. How can/could we matter?...

I engaged an 84-year old cowboy (Ben) in conversation during a luncheon not long ago. Ben was an interesting character, with bright eyes and a quick wit. He had been a working cowboy his entire adult life and a ranch manager for over 40 years. Ben told me that he had...

According to leadership guru Dan Rockwell, “Wisdom is practical know-how. (Nothing more, nothing less, nothing else.)” From observing others over the years it appears to me that wisdom gatherers fall into three categories: Happenstancers – With this group, little...

Those in leadership roles frequently feel the burden of that responsibility. It is real! To whom much is given, much is required. Being the best leaders we can be requires us to spend some of our personal resources on self-care. If WE are not healthy and...

I recently read Future Driven: Will Your Students Thrive In An Unpredictable World? by David Geurin (2017). This book was as much about pedagogy and engagement as it was about affecting future- and life-ready students. But, of course! Are those not inextricable...

Getting better. On purpose. Every day. Easier said than done. But it always starts with reflection. It’s hard to purposefully move toward improvement (either personal or collective) until/unless we turn the mirror on ourselves. That mirror-gazing is both a look at...

When we create targets — goals, outcomes, expectations — in life or work, we are faced with a series of decisions about how to hit those targets. Most of those decisions fall into one of two categories: Speed — How fast and with what intensity are we going to pursue...

I used to believe in coincidences and random events. No longer. I have come to view the encounters I have with others, even in this space, as being Providentially directed. My clarity of understanding in that regard, though embarrassingly late arriving,...