Featured on Friday: Reflecting on September 11

Featured on Friday: Reflecting on September 11

“What did we do when September 11 happened?” It was so ironic that my daughter, Tenley, now 20 years old, asked me that recently. Only a few weeks prior, I had spoken about Sepember 11, 2001, to a local reporter who had asked parents to discuss how to...
Heeding the Lessons of Hermine

Heeding the Lessons of Hermine

Want to know what will make you immediately focus your thoughts on the topic of “preparedness”? A direct hit by a Category One hurricane, that’s what! When Hurricane Hermine came ashore near Tallahassee early in the morning on September 2, it was...
Levers of #Influence

Levers of #Influence

This post is part of our 2016 Team Buzz Builder Guest Blogger series. Today we are pleased to introduce you to David Sparks, author of the inspiring SparkVoice blog. Years ago I took a team position inside of major manufacturing company with no direct reports, but one...