Your Leadership is Showing
September 5, 2013 Your Leadership is Showing by David Thompson One of my earliest jobs was with a large supermarket chain, where I spread my hours among three locations. While the products, customers and employees were similar at each location, the leadership style of the store managers was very different. Even as a college student […]
Up Until Now…
August 20, 2013 Up Until Now… by Sheryl Eberly I prefer a room with a view. I want a window in my office. In my living room. By my table when I’m in a restaurant. Recently I chose a new front door for our home. You guessed it – the door is full of glass. […]
Language Matters
August 5, 2013 Language Matters by Joanne Ladley According to Malcolm Gladwell in his book Outliers, the Korean government stepped in to improve the safety ratings of their national airline. The first thing the government did was to declare that the language of the cockpit was English. Pilots needed to understand and be confident in […]
The Power of a Story
July 22, 2013 The Power of a Story, by Daryl Leisey As a child growing up, one of my favorite times (whether at home, school or church) was “story-time”. The opportunity to be transported to another place or time was fascinating to me. Whether it was Aesop’s Fables, the parables in Scripture or Dr. Seuss, […]
A Sticky Mess
July 5, 2013 A Sticky Mess by Roger North The blueberry pancake syrup was threatening to seep off the edge of the table onto my shorts. Carolyn and I were working feverishly to contain the spread of the gooey liquid. Having used up all of our napkins, we eventually got the attention of our half […]
Leadership Lessons Learned on the Farm
June 20, 2013 Leadership Lessons Learned on the Farm by Gerald Meck It’s 7:30 on a Sunday evening and I have just arrived at my nephews’ dairy farm in Berks County, Pennsylvania with my 12 year old granddaughter, Maya. Maya lives in Hartford, Connecticut and has aspirations to become a “big animal” veterinarian someday. We […]
There Are No Shortcuts
June 5, 2013 There Are No Shortcuts by Craig Schloneger I don’t usually do the shopping in our household. I’m not very good at it and find it somewhat of a nuisance. But when I do go shopping, I know exactly what I’m looking for, am quick in making a decision and don’t get pulled […]
Define Your Own Success
May 20, 2013 Define Your Own Success by Jerry Murray On the first day of practice, we set the following goals for our little league baseball season: Team and parents will work together to encourage one another – in essence to build a healthy community. Players will improve incrementally each time we are together. No […]
Living Through Transitions
April 6, 2013 Living Through Transitions by Dennis Clemmer Transitions have been on my mind a lot recently, given several family events. Both of my daughters are pregnant, expecting to deliver daughters of their own this summer, two weeks apart. For Valerie and Gordon, this is their second child. Evan, our grandson, will turn three […]
What Was That You Asked?
April 22, 2013 What Was That You Asked? by Sheryl Eberly The sun had set over the city and the evening lights brightened. Outside, traffic sped by the restaurant. Inside, candles flickered and conversations hummed just a decibel below the mood music. The talk at our table was on business and political affairs. Interesting stuff […]