You know the person I am referring. They can be quite direct and in your face about what they want to see happen. They have a goal in mind, and nothing is going to stop them. They are a force to be reckoned with as...
Fear. We all have it – to some degree. It is part of being human. We have needs that when threatened, cause us to have an emotional response that is hard to control. The power of fear can linger in the background in the form...
Vision is critical. It is the invisible motivation that brings people together to accomplish something special. Vision is able to bond people together that are different from each other. It unifies and creates movement. When vision is strong there is clear focus. Energy is released...
We all have a tendency to be defensive. If we can overcome defensiveness, we would have better relationships and make better decisions. But overcoming a defensive posture is challenging. Defensiveness kicks in when we are committed to a point of view regardless of what data is...
Recently I saw a post written by someone who was completely fed up with the way people were reading their post. His statement insisted that “he was not responsible for the way other people interpreted what they said.” Clearly, he was frustrated by being misunderstood...
At the very foundation of racism is the diminished value of a human life created in the image of God. You may have heard the phrase repeated recently at protests, “Look at me…I am human.” When we treat one another in such a way that...
The statistics coming out of China are alarming when it comes to the spike of divorce resulting from the COVID-19 virus. Being locked down for long periods of time with one’s spouse will challenge every relationship and reveal weakness and cracks in the bonds of...
We have all been on teams that lack vitality. Its no fun. When a team lacks vitality, it sucks the energy out of the room. People don’t want to participate and they become demotivated. There is only one thing worse and that is when you...
Just about everyone is currently sheltering in place under the recommendation or order of their elected officials. We share a common reality of being confined to a limited space and the danger of an invisible virus that has the potential to destroy. But that is...
The COVID-19 virus has changed the world in just a few short weeks. When most of us heard about it for the first time it was something happening “over there”. But the reality of the virus is now upon us. Some people are still living...
