by Becky Robinson | Jul 21, 2010 | Leadership
I find it hard to conceal my emotions from others. if I’m excited about something, you’ll know it. If I’m disappointed about something, I won’t be able to hide that from you either. If I’m particularly upset about something, I struggle to...
by Becky Robinson | Jul 19, 2010 | Leadership
In the summer of 1992, I stood on a ferryboat with a few friends in the middle of the Bosphorus Strait, the body of water that separates the city of Istanbul, Turkey, into two continents. We had spent the day in Asia but were headed back to the European side, where we...
by Becky Robinson | Jul 16, 2010 | Social Media
Picture yourself in the center of a large auditorium, wearing a blindfold. The blindfold is a wispy, translucent fabric… so you can see the people around you: their form, their coming and going; you can identify a few familiar faces. What you can’t see is...
by Becky Robinson | Jul 14, 2010 | Leadership
Whenever I hang up the phone after talking to my friend Lisa, I always feel better than I did before the call. It’s not because she makes me laugh, although she often does; it’s not because she asks good questions or because she affirms and encourages me,...
by Becky Robinson | Jul 12, 2010 | Leadership
We had lived in our new neighborhood for about four months when our neighbors from across the cul-de-sac stop by to let us know that their pool was open and ready for swimming. Stop by anytime, they told us. A week or so later, they followed-up with a dinner...
