Plan to Lead

Plan to Lead

So I sat on the curb in the middle of the night with my three girls. And no one came to tell us what was going on or when we could expect to get back to bed. Frankly, I wasn’t surprised. Oftentimes, we miss opportunities to lead that seem obvious later. Of...
A Glimpse of Greatness

A Glimpse of Greatness

The alarm sounded, shrill and loud. Bleary-eyed, I pulled on my cut-off shorts, grabbed my car keys and my phone, and woke up my three little girls. “Girls, come on. We have to get up.” Carrying the smallest, I led the others into the hallway and out of...
Handling A Crisis

Handling A Crisis

Great leaders are the people who respond swiftly, purposefully, and gracefully under the pressure of extraordinary stress. We have lived in our home for three months. Not long after we moved in, I noticed a bad smell in the kitchen. It wasn’t the garbage or the...
Think About Your First Job

Think About Your First Job

Think about your first job. Do you remember how you felt on the first day, as you drove to work, parked your car, and went inside? I drove my Honda from school to my first day of work at the local hospital’s dietary department. I blasted Pat Benatar’s...