It’s that time of year again. From favorite holiday movies to grandkids’ Christmas pageants, angels fly on the scene everywhere. With radio tunes and carols at church, we...
Grab the BEST Black Friday deals ever! On screens and in print, the past month’s advertisements have pulsed nonstop. Many merchandisers have now stretched the event. What was...
Exciting football games often deliver high-stakes, fourth-quarter drama. Rush and stress are palpable. For many of us in our workplaces and leadership, it’s the fourth quarter and we...
Are you feeling foggy, boggy, and stuck in the daily quagmire of down-in-the-weeds decisions as a leader? In Uncharted Leadership, Angie Ward explains the key behaviors of adaptive...
My first official workplace—the kind that rendered a pay stub—was in eleventh grade after school at Woolworth’s Department Store. Each evening, my sundry task list included hauling heavy,...
Conflict with coworkers is painful. The sting can be real with supervisors, clients, even remote business contacts. We’ve all felt wronged, haunted by hurts and hang-ups. We easily...
Our dining room table is stacked high with travel gear. Later today, I will unbury the cartop carrier and fasten it to our minivan’s roof. My wife has...
I was trying to recover after a long day. I should have known better than to camp on the news channels in my attempt to decompress. Every outlet...
We all have our share of feisty characters show up in our daily labors. My encounters with porcupine people began as an aspiring leader in high school. Having...
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