If Only You Would Listen

I was able to take three of my kids to “School of Rock” yesterday. The production was fabulous. The music was fabulous. Spending time with my kids was fabulous. So there is that…. In the musical, there is a number where the kids are singing to their parents in vignettes where the song is thoughts…

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Words Matter

The saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me” is a lie. Words have the power to build or destroy. Words have the ability to open people to possibility or close them off. Words matter, and they matter most when they are used by people we care about and…

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Silence Is Not Golden

I read an article in The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2017/12/08/the-one-best-idea-for-ending-sexual-harassment/?utm_term=.c0f5cd243fbb about the best ideas for ending sexual harassment, and it got me thinking. In each “idea” for ending sexual harassment there were elements of better policies and more women in leadership roles. I fundamentally agree with the ideas suggested in the article, I just don’t think…

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Listening

Several times in the past couple of weeks, the subject of listening has come up. One instance was during a meeting where someone shared how listening to the concerns of other stakeholders in a process is vital to them being willing to join the effort and has an equal benefit of bringing a lot of…

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