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Trust: The Foundation for Any Team

I am a huge fan of Patrick Lencioni’s writings, so much that I became an authorized partner to teach his curriculum “The 5 Behaviors of an Effective Team” based on his best selling book “The 5 Behaviors of a Dysfunctional Team.” In Pat’s opinion – and mine – trust is the foundation for teams; without…

Don’t Get Your Tinsel in a Tangle

Tis the season to be …..stressed? We are entering that time of year where schedules are busier, expectations are higher and deadlines are looming. Suddenly, we notice that our patience is running thin, energy is low, our digestive system is off and sleep has become that long lost friend. Our stress is at an all…

A Time to Be Thankful

As Thanksgiving comes to a close, many of us in the United States stop to think about the many things we are thankful for: family, health, life, friends. It’s this time when we slow down, just slightly, to enjoy and reflect. But why only this week? Why not everyday? Recently scientists have begun to chart…

Tomorrow

Last week the unthinkable happened. A 14 year old boy shot at a MIDDLE school just a mile down the road from my house. Our neighborhood kids go to school there; my kids will go to school there. A 14 year old boy shot by another 14 year old boy in MADSION. Aren’t we protected here? Didn’t we choose Madison…

Goal Setting

There is always a lot of talk at the beginning of the year about setting new year\’s resolutions.  The most popular ones seem to resolve around personal improvement;  go to the gym, lose weight, eat healthy and stop smoking. I believe New Year\’s resolutions indicate that we still believe there is hope for improvement, that we…

Goal Setting 1

This year I received the movie Julie and Julia in my Christmas stocking. I was absolutely mesmerized as I watched it, maybe because I thoroughly enjoy cooking or, maybe it was seeing an average young women set out on a monumental task and achieve it. It reminded me of what we really can accomplish when we…

Goal Setting

A few years ago, I received the movie Julie and Julia in my Christmas stocking. I was absolutely mesmerized as I watched it, maybe because I thoroughly enjoy cooking or, maybe it was seeing an average young women set out on a monumental task and achieve it. It reminded me of what we really can accomplish…

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