Communication and Lack Thereof

To answer another question I’ve received from the blog community: A woman is upset at the dwindling communications skills in our society. When she is faced with rudeness, she tries to combat it by respectfully asking them to use a different tone of voice....

Giving or Growing: How to Empower Those We Lead

A common mistake many leaders and parents make is the belief that giving empowerment to their employees or children is enough.  If I “empower” them they will rise up, and while it’s true that you may have the authority to give certain responsibility,...

A Fork In The Road

A blog community member recently asked me a truly quintessential question: When you come to a fork in the road, how do you know which path to take? Well, my first response is, congratulations! You have a choice, and that beats no choice any day of the week.  So how do...

Battling Dragons

If you had the chance to positively change someone’s life forever, would you do it? Would you at least consider it? What would cause you to say no?                                            What would cause you to say yes?                                      ...