This weekend I escaped for a few hours to watch the French Open Women’s Final. You all know I love tennis but I’m particularly a sucker for the awards presentation ceremonies that follow any major event. Even if I don’t enjoy the sport, I love watching the winner celebrate their victory and be honored by […]
It was the first week of my freshman year of college. This Northern Wisconsin girl had traveled over 1,000 miles to go to school in East Tennessee where I didn’t know a soul. Needless to say those first few days were nerve wracking. I desperately wanted to make friends but that’s an anxious thought for […]
I’m guessing that many of you have heard of the New York Times bestselling book Fifty Shades of Grey that is is causing quite a stir. Being pretty buried in several projects for the last few months I have missed a great deal of the media hype on this book, so imagine my surprise when […]
I’m guessing that many of you have heard of the New York Times bestselling book Fifty Shades of Grey that is is causing quite a stir. Being pretty buried in several projects for the last few months I have missed a great deal of the media hype on this book, so imagine my surprise when […]
Well, here we are at the end of our staff value series! I have loved your questions and feedback about this series and I hope it has inspired you to consider the written or unwritten values that your staff operates from. As a leader, you influence how the culture of your organization is shaped. In […]
Surround yourself with great people and repeatedly tell them why they matter. This might be one of the greatest leadership lessons I’m learning right now. Life and leadership seems to be getting increasingly more complex. I have more responsibility and opportunities than ever before and with that more opportunities to really jack it all up […]
Hope you all had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. Sorry I’m a little late on the staff value series. Cross Point Staff Value #6 Use Your Blinker (Collaborative Communication) – we are committed to the power of honest, intentional communication This is another one of my favorites. Let me give you more of the story […]
“What you are doing is not good.” Has anyone ever said that to you? For a performance-based, people-pleaser like myself those words are painful, especially when they are told in love and they just happen to be true. I had the privilege of sharing this leadership lesson on my dear friend Margaret Feinberg‘s blog. You […]
The first two miles are always the worst. It doesn’t matter how conditioned I am or how well I’m rested. My body screams and fights back with every step I take at the beginning of a run. Throw in some additional factors like extreme temperatures, high wind or unruly hills and things get even more […]
“As long as we are working hard, using our gifts to serve others, experiencing joy in our work along with the toil, we are always in danger of believing that our actions trigger God’s love for us. Only in stopping, really stopping, do we teach our hearts and souls that we are loved apart from […]
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