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Dignity: Pushed to the Limit  I struggle today to write this post. I am running on empty. As a leader that is difficult to admit because you are expected to always stand strong. You must be the rock because how you present will dictate how your team will respond. I think to myself if I am running on empty imagine what our frontline staff areContinue reading “Dignity: Pushed to the Limit”

“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.”  “I can’t control what happens to me, but I can control how I respond to it.”  Archbishop Desmond Tutu: Oct 07, 1931 – Dec 26, 2021  My you Rest in Peace.  The world lost a great leader this month Archbishop DesmondContinue reading “Dignity: Hope”

In Dr. Dona Hicks’ book on Leading with Dignity chapter 2 is titled “How to Avoid Violating Dignity.” Out of the nineteen chapters in this amazing book I have listen to and read chapter 2 the most. I did this because I wanted to begin to understand how our biology and inherited instincts guide usContinue reading “Dignity: “I” and “Me””

I gave a talk on Dignity about a month ago and someone asked me a very important question. “Charles, how do we convince staff that this is not just another program or another thing they are asking us to do?” My answer to that was when we look at the 10 Essentials of Dignity anyone of us can relate toContinue reading “Dignity: It is Part of Our DNA “

First, I hope everyone was able to enjoy their Thanksgiving with their friends and family. Whether you celebrated on Thursday or over the weekend I hope you were able to take time to exhale. I borrowed this title from an excellent book by Terry McMillan, which I read back in 1995. You might be thinking that this is aContinue reading “Dignity: Waiting to Exhale “

f there is one thing, I have learned from my 3 children is the importance of standing up for ourselves. One of the hardest things to do sometimes is to say something when our dignity is violated. Often, we go silent and the weight of that silence can lead us to violate the dignity of others.  IContinue reading “Dignity: Champions Come in all Ages “

On Sunday November 7, 2021 we were able to lay to rest at sea a son, a husband, a father, a grandfather, a great grandfather, friend, and a WWII Veteran and hero Harold T. Hall Jr. My children fondly knew him as Grandpa Hally. Retired Navy Seals swam his ashes out to sea. It was an emotional but proud moment for our family and theContinue reading “Dignity: Harold Thornton Hall JR WWII Hero and Original Navy Seal. “

“Leadership is not for the faint of heart” Vernette Townsend RN “It all comes down to Leadership” Laura Douglass RN I keep these quotes in my goals statement. They remind me of the importance of leadership. These 2 quotes came from 2 leaders that mentored me when my leadership journey began. I do not know if they came up with those quotes but IContinue reading “Dignity: Leadership “

Dr. Donna Hicks talks about taking a personal vulnerability evaluation of ourselves in her book “Leading with Dignity” it is important that we sit down and look within ourselves in order to understand what our blind spots may be. When we get to know who we are we become that beacon of light that leadsContinue reading “Dignity: Three Letters and a Card”

“Good leaders set vision, missions, and goals. Great leaders inspire every follower at every level to internalize their purpose, and to understand that their purpose goes far beyond the mere details of their job. When everyone is united in purpose, a positive purpose that serves not only the organization but also, hopefully, the world beyondContinue reading “Dignity: Has Power to Change the World “