As we celebrate Christmas this year, my mind is still pondering our American Thanksgiving holiday. Two events triggered this extra focus on Thanksgiving. The first was an invitation to join with a Hmong church as they celebrated the Thanksgiving feast together. Fifteen turkeys, chicken, fish, and all the trimmings were prepared for the whole [...]

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I recently picked up a book called The 4th Secret of the One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard and Margret McBride. It is a fairly easy read, and yet I found it chocker-block full of thought provoking ideas.

The power of the apology and how to make a genuine, effective apology is the main theme [...]

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Lately as I have been listening to, and reading a wide variety of leadership training materials, the idea that a person looking to grow and be successful must “believe in yourself” seems to be a common theme with each of the different speakers and authors.

Because some of these speakers are folks I highly respect [...]

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