“A guide to grieving well.” Couldn’t we all have used one the first time we encountered grief? (And every time thereafter?) In Invitation to Tears, Jonalyn Fincher and Aubrie Hills artfully weave both their stories and their studies to create a compassionate guide to the experience of grief. Focused mainly on grief associated with death (but…
— 1 — Vacations = awesome. As much as I love my job, going back to work this week was a bit of a reality check. I think I may have gotten a little too used to never setting alarm clocks and reading all day. Reading 7 books in 7 days was lovely, and the…
Behind every great leader you will find an entire community of mentors. Many of those mentors will be authors, speakers, and bloggers – good leaders are always reading, or listening to podcasts and audio books – seeking to learn more, and to be better leaders. But if you ask a leader you respect: “Who are your mentors?”, chances…
— 1 — Happy Independence Day! Thanks to an article in the UK edition of the International Business Times, I have learned a few things that I probably learned in school and then completely forgot: for example, the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776 – but Great Britain didn’t actually get it…
I wish I could tell you this will never happen to you… but leaders, there are going to be times when you completely and utterly biff it. I’m not talking about those really awkward moments when you forget someone’s name or when somebody on the tech team turns off the lights before you’re offstage and you have…
