December 22, 2020
A New Truth To Me About the Christmas Story
The essence of the Christmas story is found in Luke 2:12, when the Angel said to the shepherds, “This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths...
December 22, 2020
Celebrate You
This year-end message extends thanks, marks progress, and suggests an important inclusion for your list of holiday celebrations!
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It's the Tuesday before...
December 20, 2020
The Innovative Connection Between a Children's Hospital and the Ferrari F-1 Pit Crew
The Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children is one of London's most respected healthcare institutions. Despite their long history of success, hospital leaders wanted to...
December 18, 2020
Avoiding the Naked Emperor Syndrome: Lessons on Corporate Culture from the Secret Service
In November of 2013, a gunman named Oscar R. Ortega-Hernandez took shots at the White House from outside the grounds, successfully hitting the building. During that event,...
December 16, 2020
Career-Long Lessons from a Once-in-a-Lifetime Disruption
For some, the post-coronavirus "new normal" is a frightening concept that rattles their status quo, while others are taking this moment to seize new opportunities afforded...
December 15, 2020
Jim Craig - Miracle On Ice
Jim Craig: [00:00:00] Brian, I always tell people: "Winning comes in chunks. Winning is a learned habit. Losing is a learned habit." And so what you have to do is you have to...
December 15, 2020
Fresh Eyes
2020 brought intense change and challenge, but also shed insight on what used to be commonplace. Have you gained the gift of “fresh eyes” to capture your progress and most...
December 13, 2020
A Little Latin (and Greek), and a Whole Lot of English Building Vocabulary with Word Roots
By Timothy Rasinski, Nancy Padak, Evangeline Newton, Rick M. Newton
What do the following words and phrases have in common?
Tractor
A protracted argument
Abstract...
December 13, 2020
A Powerful Lesson from Netflix's 'Queen's Gambit'
One of the few truly great things to come from the Pandemic Age is Netflix's incredible new mini-series, The Queen's Gambit. The show tells the story of Beth Harmon (brilliantly...
December 09, 2020
All Work and No Play May Not Help Your Bottom Line
It is no secret that children are attracted to video games like moths to light. From Minecraft to Roblox, children of today spend hours in front of screens both large and...
December 09, 2020
The Case For Optimism In 2021
"How can you be upbeat about a 'post-pandemic future' when there's so much pain and uncertainty right now," a colleague asked me the other day, as we were preparing for a...
December 08, 2020
Holiday Lifelines
During the holidays, are you feeling stretched and overwhelmed, or truly enjoying the connections between what matters most? This week we're Off Balance On Purpose strengthening...