The pressure is on and your team is down by seven. It's time to make a choice. Do you fight to win or give up hope? Is your team resilient? Before you think this doesn't apply to you, let's explore what I mean by "team." What is a Team? Team: A Group of People Organized … Continue reading Setback or Step Up: Does Your Team Have What it Takes to Overcome Challenges?
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“13 Reasons Why” Should Be Required
Do you remember middle school and high school? For most people, these were not the best years of their lives. Maybe you are one of the few who would say that your teenage years were amazing. Or, maybe you were more like the rest of the people I know who wouldn't go back to that … Continue reading “13 Reasons Why” Should Be Required
Being Gentle with Emotions
Is "sangry" a word? It depends on who you ask. My Gordon students and I decided that if "hangry" could be an adjective and "Google" could be a verb, then "sangry" should have a place at the table too. I needed this word a few days ago. I just could not figure out how I … Continue reading Being Gentle with Emotions
Balancing Self-Care and Serving Others
Anytime you fly on an airplane, you hear the same safety speech from the flight attendants. During one part of the message, the flight attendant tells you that in the event of an emergency you are to put your own oxygen mask on first. If you think about it in the context of daily life, … Continue reading Balancing Self-Care and Serving Others
Balancing Challenge and Support
Do you ever wonder why people do the things they do? In observing leaders, I have seen that the people who understand these ideas are able to effectively influence and lead a wide variety of people. I'm sure you have questions of your own, but here are a few of the things that I wonder … Continue reading Balancing Challenge and Support