My Two Left Leadership Feet
Entering through a side door near the parking lot, we found ourselves in the hall with a smattering of confident instructors and tentative students. I wanted to run. I wanted to turn back the clock. I wanted to be invisible. As I anxiously evaluated my realistic options, the instructors briefly explained how to organize Read more
What I Learned From Rugby
You’d be surprised how much you can learn from a young woman guzzling beer from a muddy cleat. . . . From the start, the post-game rugby social was remarkable. Co-eds filtered into a downtown bar carrying homemade dishes of pasta, beans, pulled pork and macaroni salad, creating a buffet that covered two pool Read more
Why I Write
Thank you to Jill Bates and Robin Flannigan for simultaneously inviting me to participate in this blog hop about “why I write”. Part of my eager acceptance to join was the personal appeal of this topic. Throughout my life, writing has served many purposes: creative outlet in my first grade construction paper projects, essential refuge from the insecurity Read more
Avoid Crippling Your Leadership
Last September I completed a Dirty Girl Mud Run, a messy, non-competitive fundraiser that supports breast cancer research. This week I scheduled ankle surgery for the three ligaments I tore that day, which never healed. My recovery will include a second round of contraptions, appointments and pain, including a few weeks without walking and several Read more
Share The Love—At Work
Eight women sat around the conference room table, a near-perfect tapestry of races and generations. They had come to the leadership workshop out of requirement but had willingly engaged in meaningful self examination and group sharing. For several hours the colleagues discussed past challenges, new strategies and goals for improvement. They listened to and Read more
