This is What Determination Looks Like

This is What Determination Looks Like

My youngest daughter is learning to swim. It’s still tricky, because she is not even close to being tall enough to stand with her head above the water. We watch her closely, hovering, and always one of us is close enough to reach her if she gets into trouble. At...
Why I Blog

Why I Blog

Clicking the publish button on a new post always requires me to muster both faith and courage. I need faith in myself as a writer that I’ve written something worth reading. I share, and then I question: Will this post resonate with you? Help you in some way?...
The Morality of Labor

The Morality of Labor

I forget where I first read of Lawrence Kohlberg’s Six Stages of Moral Development, but it left an impression and I sometimes apply it to what I observe around the office.  The University of Chicago psychology student theorized that people should take eventual steps...
Litmus Test for Leadership

Litmus Test for Leadership

My husband came home from work last night and shared a familiar story. After seven years in government work he has had seven bosses – some good, some bad. This night’s episode had him telling the “Tale of the Atrocious Supervisor,” wherein the...