We Don’t Always Choose Whom We Lead! But We Can Choose How We Behave!

by | Feb 21, 2016 | Balance of strong, Be authentic, Conflict, Consistency, Courage, Fear and Pride, Fundamentals in leadership, Healthy Culture, Hidden treasures, Honesty, Lynne Ruhl

“Why did you get that dog anyway?” my friend, Lynne, asked as we were eating, exasperated with Louie who had finally settled down after attacking her at the door. “He’s so different from what you’ve been used to.” (See picture of my past dogs to the left). Good...

Be Present

by | Feb 20, 2016 | Balance of strong, Be authentic, bold and humble, Christmas Memories, Conflict, Consistency, Courage, Fear and Pride, Fundamentals in leadership, Gossip, Healthy Culture, Hidden treasures, Honesty, Leadership, Moral compromise, Relationships, Respect, Servant Leadership, Trust, Truth, Unmet Expectations

Confession time…I’m a multi-tasker and have trouble focusing on one thing at a time. In fact, I was one of those kids who received the checked box next to the comment, “Does not concentrate on task at hand,” on almost every report card throughout grade school....

SAFE AND SOUND; The Key is Consistency

by | Feb 19, 2016 | Balance of strong, Be authentic, bold and humble, Consistency, Courage, Fear and Pride, Fundamentals in leadership, Healthy Culture, Honesty, Leadership, Respect, Servant Leadership, Transparency, Trust

We usually express a deep sigh of relief when we hear the words “safe and sound” from a loved one.  The term is actually a Naval insurance term. Whenever a ship returned from a journey overseas, if everyone were ‘safe’ it meant there were no injuries or...

Envy–A Very Deadly Sin

by | Feb 3, 2016 | Balance of strong, Be authentic, bold and humble, Courage, Envy a deadly sin, Fear and Pride, Fundamentals in leadership, Gossip, Healthy Culture, Honesty, Leadership, Moral compromise, Relationships, Respect, Transparency, Trust, Truth, Uncategorized

There’s a new boy in the neighborhood, and Louie is not happy. Although Lou loves when a new gal pal moves in, he is not very fond of this little pup, Big Mac. Life was going along just fine for Louie. Everybody loves on him when they see him, and they pay attention...

Courage Often Masks Fear And Pride

by | Jan 20, 2016 | Balance of strong, Be authentic, bold and humble, Courage, Fear and Pride, Football, Fundamentals in leadership, Healthy Culture, Honesty, Leadership, Moral compromise, People process differently, Relationships, Respect, Servant Leadership, Transparency, Trust

If you’ve read this blog since the beginning you know the issues I’ve had with Louie, my adopted pup, and how fearful he can be. I’ve learned many valuable lessons from our trainer, Zig, but one in particular continues to make an impact on us. Zig shared that Louie...
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