No one has ever been through what we are experiencing now. It’s normal to feel like you are on an emotional roller coaster or to have periodic dips of anxiety and depression. It’s also a time to step up, take control of your activity and marshal your very best self for the good of the […]
Recent days have brought big changes here in the USA. Social distance is the word. Not only are people actively discouraged from gathering, but institutions and businesses are also taking a break on very short notice. My son’s college has asked him to leave, and my daughter’s high school gave the kids two weeks off
Cheers! My morning cup of coffee in one of my favorite mugs! Right now I am working on four Grand Challenges: big, bold goals that can make a powerful contribution to society while helping the associations that lead them to grow and prosper including all of their members. This gives me immense pleasure and lights
Last week I led a session at the Department of Education as part of their program, Conversations about Leading. It was a wonderful experience, led by great professionals who cultivate leadership. The topic, dealing with difficult people, is an area where I have deep expertise because of my work helping organizations lead large scale change.
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That’s a grasshopper taco above. I never had one before, but it was on the menu so I gave it a try. Turned out to be crunchy. Not particularly tasty, but not bad either. I like to try new things and that was new for me, even though grasshoppers have been human food for a
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So, my head is pointed, what else is new? That’s how I am sometimes… in the morning! I am raising a mug of coffee to you and the 1,000+ readers who are working their way through this short missive as they start their week. I am grateful for you and the opportunity to write this
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There are a number of hobbies I enjoy and knot tying is one. I practice this regularly, often carrying a small piece of paracord in my pocket. There was a time before tape when knots were used everywhere to secure packages, tie down crates and fasten loose objects. But, of course, those days are gone
It’s a challenging time right now, with politics making it difficult for people talk across views. Our organizations can play an exemplary role, modeling civil discourse. I attended a meeting at ASAE recently and had a chance to listen to Keith Allred, executive director of the National Institute for Civil Discourse, located at the University
I started this newsletter because I love Monday mornings, and almost no one else does, or so it would seem. (write me if you like Monday mornings, too – we can commiserate) That said, I thought it would be cool to give people a jolt of positivity to start the week. I still feel that
I am old enough to remember Martin Luther King, Jr, as an active agent in the evolution of our country. Today is the US national holiday to commemorate his birth. I remember sitting in my father’s lap at the age of 6, during our regular evening event of watching Walter Cronkite together (Cronkite was the
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