Our blog is an additional avenue through which we share relevant, timeless principles and life-changing values. Among other topics, we discuss individual and organizational self-awareness, healthy organizational culture, and transitioning well.
My professional career has taken me to many new places and unique work experiences. During these transitions, I love figuring out how things work and learning from the staff already in place. It requi...
As athletes know, the right amount of stress or tension must be present for optimal performance. In the moment between the words “runners take your mark” and the starter’s gun, a sprinter must be appr...
Video Blog – Intentional Leadership: Self Care for Leaders
By Roger North
Roger North of North Group Consultants stresses the importance of self care for leaders in four key areas - physical, emotional, spiritual and intellectual.
What steps are you taking to care for yo...
Last week my family attended a classical music concert together – not a typical Saturday for the Murrays. Several pieces were memorable; one is still impacting me.
The conductor gently raised his h...
Video Blog – Intentional Leadership: Helping Others Win
By Roger North
Roger North of North Group Consultants challenges leaders to develop deep relationships where their character is strengthened and natural influence is utilized to sharpen one another.
Who are the p...
I am preparing to move to a new community in another town. In order to provide a comfortable, clutter-free environment in our new, smaller home, we must give up many things - furniture, art, books, p...
There is a great quote from John Maxwell that states, “Experience is not the best teacher… EVALUATED experience is the best teacher.” Or, as I heard a speaker say one time, “Experience makes us older...
Have you ever stopped to reflect on the “good ole’ days” where:
The only thing you could do in your car was listen to the radio, mentally plan, converse with a passenger, or take in the scenery?
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Have you noticed how people are creating their own job titles these days? There are Chief Creative Officers, Chief Mission Officers and the more traditional Marketing Managers and Directors of Human R...