Good day Team, 2005 is coming to an end and in looking back over the year, I feel compelled to say something about our environment. Nature has spoken very loudly this past year, in New Orleans, in Florida, in the Himalayas, in Indonesia. Even in the Pacific Northwest, we saw Mt. St. Helens erupt a […]
Good day, team, This week’s challenge comes from a lovely little book called “Mocha with Max,” by Max Lucado*. I hope you enjoy it! Several years ago my daughter Andrea and I had a bicycle adventure. She had just learned to keep her balance on a two-wheeler and was ready to leave the safety of […]
Good day, team, The coach’s challenge this week is about assessing your progress toward a goal. There is nothing more satisfying than deciding what you want to do, setting a definite goal for accomplishing it, and then meeting that goal. While we go through this process, however, we often stop to see how we’re doing. […]
Good day Team, The coach’s challenge is to re-visit is what I call the delivery sandwich. We all know the shorthand of that: Good News/ Bad News/ Good News. Sandwich the bad news between two pieces of good news. Sandwich the weakness between two slices of strength. Sandwich the thing that needs to get fixed […]
Good day, team, Your challenge this week is not to blame other people when things go wrong. We all fear failure to some extent. And when we fail, we often blame other people around us for mistakes we’ve made. Sometimes we can’t control the outcome of our actions because of natural occurrences: “Oh well, the […]
Good day Team, I saw this brief but wonderful piece by Emerson over the weekend and had to share it. I realize that oftentimes fewer words have a greater impact. Your challenge this week is to laugh often. “To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, […]
Good day, team, Your challenge this week is to get out in nature while the seasons are changing. Now is an exciting time. The days that were brilliantly sunny are becoming shorter and obliquely lit. The bright colors of summer are turning into the muted tones of autumn. The green leaves transforming to rust and […]
Good day, team, The coach’s challenge this week is about abuse of power. People who are in positions in which they supervise, manage or strongly influence others are in positions of power. Along with this power comes a great responsibility. When our decisions, our behavior and even our general state of mind have a great […]
Good day Team, The coach’s challenge for the week is about the 8 attributes of supportive communication. Please see below. They speak for themselves. 8 Attributes of Supportive Communication � Problem oriented, not person oriented – focus on how problems and issues can be changed rather than on people and their characteristics (“How can we […]
Good day, team, In the wake of the hurricane disaster, I cannot help but challenge all of us to be grateful for what we have and to give what we can. When we are reminded how temporal life really is, it becomes clear that each moment counts and every act of kindness is crucial. In […]