A few days ago I had a particularly amazing day. I completed a lot of projects, some of them out of my comfort zone, and I was feeling pretty good about myself. I ended up walking 11.4 miles on the day, had one of my favorite meals for lunch, got 3 loads of laundry done… […]
I’d like to share a true story from my history with you. Back in 1969, my dad, who was career military, was being sent to Vietnam. Because of a series of circumstances, my mother and I ended up living with my grandmother in this black neighborhood in Kansas City, Missouri. When she first bought the […]
I’ve had a couple of good things happen to me over the past 7 days. Actually, I’ve had more than a couple things, but two stand out in relation to today’s leadership topic. First, I was informed that Mitch’s Blog made the Center for Management And Organizational Effectiveness’ Top 100 Socially-Shared Leadership Blogs of 2018. […]
Holidays bring celebrations that make employees and employers alike very happy. Even if times are tough, there’s something about holidays that make most people have a little extra hop in their step, and a smile is quicker to appear. Hartwig HKD via Compfight It’s also the one time of the year where the adage about […]
“You cannot hang out with negative people and expect to live a positive life.” – Joel Osteen Overall I’m a very positive person. Even though I basically go through life with my shields up so that I don’t lose my mind if I hear or see something that assaults my sensibilities, I’m lucky that it’s […]