Sometimes you end up working with someone whose personality makes you wonder if they ever have a good time. You never see them smile, you never hear them say anything that borders on nice, or they rarely look you in the eye. When you talk to them on the phone, it seems as though they […]

It’s been a long time since I’ve been paid to be any kind of leader. True, I had to take care of my mother for a few years, but that wasn’t leadership, that was family.

Some time ago, a friend of mine shared an update that someone had posted on LinkedIn. It was a picture of her and 5 other young women at their company Christmas party, wearing dresses that they would probably wear out to a club. Two of the dresses could have been considered pretty revealing, while the […]

Decades ago, when I was a director at different hospitals, I had a style that worked well for me most of the time. My style was a mix of hands on and hands off. In other words, I took time to make sure everyone was trained, gave them lots of information and training, and worked […]

There’s one major reality in life. None of us wants to be seen as less than what we might be in any form. Sure, sometimes we come to grips with certain things that just aren’t going to happen. For instance, I’m never going to be able to dunk a basketball. I’m never walking into a […]