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I’ve always loved the fall. It brings back memories of new semesters, new school supplies and new beginnings. Those in teaching professions have the advantage of summer breaks, followed by new starts. In the medical and business professions, it often takes a move of work places

This post starts an eight part, very confrontive, challenging series. Don’t discount the theme. Commit to follow it all eight posts. Whether CEO or new BSN, it applies to all levels. As middle aged adults, we often look at the younger generation with a little bit of envy. It is

This week’s challenge may have seemed juvenile. “Give yourself a time-out.” What are you? Five years old? No! But you are human. How did it go? Did you have a time-out situation? Did taking a time-out work? Hopefully, you will take these challenges beyond the work place. I

There is a point that every child reaches, toddler or teenager, where they need to take a time-out. We found that with our children, it was sometimes necessary for their own welfare to have a time-out long enough for them to settle down and come out a happier person. For them it was a

I know you are busy. And with that said, if you are a medical professional, please take time to read this. It It is very personal, important, and applies to what you will do today. As you know, the majority of my work is set in the medical world. Working with fantastic physicians, nur

The challenge: Make a list of each individual on the team and write their main strengths. As a leader it is important to inspire your team to be accountable to perform at a high level. And perhaps just as important – not giving up on your team when they fail and make mistakes. C

The challenge: What is one element of pressure you can eliminate daily? Now hopefully you found an element of pressure. Possibly you took it to the next level and did something about it. If not, please remember that these challenges aren’t just another letter in your inbox for y

It was after practice that Billy Beane (our pro baseball player from last week) was asked to stick around to take batting practice from a pitcher they were trying out. There was no crowd, no audience, no judgement. Just Billy and the game. His coaches were all there watching the pitch

I’ll start out with some questions that, out of context, would sound slightly negative: Did you fail? How did you fail? What did your failures look like? Were they your own or were they from an inanimate third party? The challenge from last Monday was to recognize how you handle

William Lamar Beane was on the fast track to professional baseball. The top-rated high school player in the nation, he was scouted by college and professional teams. After foregoing a full-ride scholarship to Stanford for football and baseball, this all-star athlete was eventually rec