Effectiveness: Vision for Effective Future Leaders
We are all gifted with a new chapter, a new chance…. Cast a vision for a way that we can come together as conduits and advocates of positive change.
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Brave New World: A Response to the Newtown, CT Tragedy
“Pain nourishes courage. You can’t be brave if you’ve only had wonderful things happen to you.” – Mary Tyler Moore
As I sit down to write this post, one that should be a holiday offering to all of my friends perpetuating the supposed joy and peace of the season, I am still struggling with attempts to wrap my mind around the recent devastation that took place in Newtown, CT. -
Processing with Intention – Emotional Intelligence
I am well aware of my place in this world and the forces that are bigger than I am. But the experience of having my heart stop beating somehow penetrated those forces. The processing of this experience, a dimension of emotional intelligence, has propelled me to live even more intentionally.
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Education Matters
I heard a statistic this morning that the unemployment rate is currently twice as high among those without college degrees compared to those with college degrees. The playing field is not level out there. Those with education have a brighter future as professionals and as tomorrow’s leaders. Because they are given more opportunities, they will [...]
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Seeds of Hope
I was recently asked to give a presentation on The State of African American Men. It is customary for me, during professional speaking engagements, to break down the beliefs we have held all our lives, those notions we have come to accept as truth. I do that because so many times, without our knowledge or [...]