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Tomorrow (4/2) is my mother-in-law’s birthday. Happy birthday grammy Pammy. It is also the day we remember the life of Pam’s mother, my wife’s grandmother, and my children’s great-grandmother Nana Lu. Grandpa Hally was the hero and WW II war veteran of the family, but it was Nana Lu who was the boss. Out ofContinue reading “Dignity: Love you to the Moon and Back  “

There is an excellent article that was written by Jim Harter (2022) for Gallup called “Percent Who Feel Employer Cares about Their Wellbeing Plummets” The article states that fewer than one in four workers believes the organization cares about their wellbeing. This is a significant drop from the 49% in 2020 which was at theContinue reading “Dignity: Wellbeing. “

“Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it.” –Mahatma Gandhi  One of the challenges of being a leader is dealing with conflict. When we take on the role of leader, we must learn that conflict is inevitable and that how we handle it will dictate if we can resolveContinue reading “Dignity: Conflict Resolution “

When I was in high school, I had a music teacher named Donald Hermance. Mr. Hermance was a great teacher, and I learned a lot about music during my four years in chorus. A chorus is like managing a team or organization. You have 4 parts soprano, alto, tenor, and bass. The goal is toContinue reading “Dignity in Four Part Harmony”

Dignity: “Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8.”  The title of this post came from a speech I heard from Denzel Washington. It made me think about all the times I have fallen and made the decision to get back up. Often, I would get up right away but there were times when I madeContinue reading “Dignity: “Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8.””

As a child I learned many valuable lessons from my mother, one of them was when she was talking, I was to listen. I learned that lesson the hard way most times. What I did not realize was that my mother was teaching the value of listening. The strength of a leader is their abilityContinue reading “Dignity: Listen Twice as Much as You Speak. “

“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” – James Baldwin  I love this quote by James Baldwin. It reminds me that nothing can change unless we take the chance to change it.   One of the many things that has stuck with me when IContinue reading “Dignity: The View from the Balcony “

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou  Have you ever said anything out of anger and wished you could take it back? I think we all have at some point in our lives. Most ofContinue reading “Dignity: I am still Learning”

“The ultimate measure of a person is not where they stands in the moments of comfort, but where They stand at times of challenge and controversy.” — Martin Luther King, Jr., Civil rights Leader and Minister When we accept the title of leader, we all know that there will come a time when our leadershipContinue reading “Dignity: Leadership, Taking a Stand”

“As my sufferings mounted, I soon realized that there were two ways in which I could respond to my situation — either to react with bitterness or seek to transform the suffering into a creative force. I decided to follow the latter course. – Martin Luther King Jr.   “I always wanted to be someone better theContinue reading “Dignity: A Moment of Silence “