by Deb | Mar 11, 2009 | Change, Transition and Transformation, Connections, Creativity, Leadership/Leadership Development, Learning, Metaphors and Stories
People follow leaders because of who they are more than because of what they do. Developing self-awareness, engaging in self-reflection, acting with integrity, and being able to develop and maintain authentic relationships are what make individuals effective leaders....
by Deb | Mar 10, 2009 | Change, Transition and Transformation, Connections, Culture, Healing, Metaphors and Stories, Quilt of Humanity
I had the privilege of attending the finals of the NY Knicks Poetry Slam, a competition among poetry performance artists. The Knicks Poetry Slam is a five-year old program designed to use hip-hop and poetry as a vehicle to motivate and inspire high school students to...
by Deb | Dec 8, 2008 | Connections, Leadership/Leadership Development
As Aretha Franklin so aptly sings: “R-E-S-P-E-C-T find out what it means to me” showing respect for another person requires taking the time and effort to learn what “respect” means to that person – what are the words and actions that they...
by Deb | Dec 8, 2008 | Change, Transition and Transformation, Connections
In earlier posts, I have written about the capacity for one individual to change the world. The first one is about the impact of individual actions. The second one is about Barack Obama’s capacity to bring about change at the national level through his authentic...
by Deb | Oct 27, 2008 | Connections, Equity and Justice, Healing, Quilt of Humanity
In Part 1 of the Interconnections: Injury, Reparation, and Realignment Series, I wrote about the way physical injury to one part of the body can result in misalignment and injury to other parts of the body resulting in the need to repair more than simply the original...
by Deb | Oct 21, 2008 | Connections, Healing, Quilt of Humanity
Part 2 of the Interconnections: Healing, Reparation, and Realigment Series In Part 1 of the Interconnections: Healing, Reparation, and Realignment Series, I wrote about the way physical injury to one part of the body can result in misalignment and injury to other...
