I’ve lived overseas. I’ve traveled extensively. I work in a multi-cultural office. I grew up on a college campus. My master’s thesis focused on cross-cultural communications. That’s all to say that while I know I struggle with my own preconceptions and cultural biases, I have a pretty good global perspective. And this cartoon just cracks […]
Friendship
Leadership: Identifying the Critical Skills
I’ve thought about leadership for what seems like a lifetime. It seems there was some element of leadership training in almost every organization I’ve joined or worked for, from 4-H to Baptist Student Union to Urban Design Group. Some of the highlights from those lessons are: Leaders make hard decisions. Leaders inspire others. Leaders see […]
At The End of the Day
Yesterday I glanced out the guestroom window and saw police officers congregating outside the apartment building across the parking lot from us. A year and 10 days ago, the very same thing happened at our apartment building. We knew what we were seeing. Apparently, an older gentleman, living alone, died at least two weeks ago. […]