Years ago I gave a presentation to a local organization that talked about leadership in the black community. It was a general conversation with some people that I knew, as I was part of the organization, and part of what I wanted to address was why it seemed that gangs were so prominent and strong […]
Leadership
This is something different for me… for this blog at least. For the 31 days of this month, I’m planning on having a blog post here. I’ve never done that with this blog; as a matter of fact, I think that only a few times in the almost 11 years I’ve been writing this blog […]
At one of the hospital I worked at when I was an every day director, at least once a week there was this one employee who used to stop by my office and tell me everything that she had done during that week. I always complimented her and I think it made her feel good, […]
There’s something I say often that’s not quite true. Yup, you’re hearing it from me, the guy who says that truth and honesty is one of my top moral disciplines. In this case it’s not a bad thing though; in actuality, it’s a bit of a clarification of a position of mine. Todd R. Emmerson […]
Last Thursday I conducted a wonderful interview with a local friend of mine (if living an hour away makes someone local), Jesan Sorrells of Human Services Consulting and Training, a company that specializes in conflict resolution and engagement. The easiest way to explain that is his company works to change the culture of companies when […]

