On the reading list

On the reading list

Rereading Strengths Based Leadership, skimming through why it’s important to lead with trust, compassion, stability, and hope. This was recommended by a former co-worker. I’m about half way through Wire to Wire a novel by a board member with my paying...
Deliberative

Deliberative

My StrengthsFinder 2.0 said I’m deliberative. It was actually the last of my top five strengths. But, it’s the one I pride the most. Always, I have been told that I am a good listener and that I give good counsel. This has fluctuated over the years, and...
Quiet Please

Quiet Please

So, a world created by extroverts? Marti Olsen Laney’s claim is that the world is 75% full of extroverts and that introverts have a challenging time functioning in this out there world. In a recent book, Susan Cain explores how our extroverted world came to be...
Saturday Night

Saturday Night

I realized something the other day. I don’t like writing when I’m sick. I’ve had a cold for a few days. The timing is ironic as I’m scheduled to read at church and we just had a steering committee meeting. Although, last time, early December,...