“By a show of hands, how many of you have too much trust back at the office?” The room of HR professionals laugh like Jerry Seinfeld is in the house.
When I speak about employee engagement, the response is the same when I ask, “How many of you celebrate too much at work?” The laughter from the crowd says it all.
People need to be appreciated. One way to show…
When I turned 50, I boldly proclaimed, “50 is the NEW 40!”
I believed it.
Last week, I used Medicare for the first time at Oschner Chiropractic Centre. It was on my birthday; yes, that one.
Last week, I heard myself repeating, “When I turned 50, I said ’50 is the new 40.’ Let me tell you, 65 is NOT the new 55.” (Smiles and laughter.)
I believed…
There were 250,000 people gathered on a hot summer day. Many had traveled for days to arrive for “The March on Washington,” on August 28th, 1963. The program was an afternoon filled with music and speeches.
With the last two orators prepared to give their 5-minute speeches, Mahalia Jackson took the podium and re-captured the crowd’s attention.
Roger Mudd, with CBS News, reported after her first song: “Mahalia…
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The exercise is fun, simple, and brings clarity to a chapter in The Story.
The effort supports sustained focus, energy, and growth — personal, professional, and organizational growth.
Over the years I’ve made it a practice to identify a theme for the year, Chapters in the Story. Here are the guiding keywords for the past five years:
2014: The Year of Breakthrough
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The BOK Center was buzzing with activity on a hot July Saturday. Fans and teams gathered for Tulsa’s Seventh Annual Dodgebrawl Tournament.
If your new to “Dodgebrawl,” here’s how it works. Teams of six people, play for six minutes on a standard dodgeball court (30’ wide by 60” long) with six, 6.5-inch rubber-coated foam balls. Teams compete in a double-elimination bracket. The winning team’s selected charity/non-profit benefit, too.
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“What do you want?” I asked.
Robert needed to make a decision. It would impact his future and that of the team. The question, “What do you want?” is simple, but the answer takes work.
Mixed motives hindered Robert’s ability to make a decision. He needed to create space to think.
What’s behind the curtain?
A motive is a reason for doing something. The word…
“I guess I just feel it,” Emily Harrington said, “I feel like it’s close. I wake up in the morning and I’m anxious. I go to bed at night, and I’m thinking about it. And I start obsessing over it, I’m thinking too much, I’m caring too much. When in reality, it’s just a rock climb.”
Emily Harrington is a professional rock climber and adventurer who has been…
