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A grown-up Christmas List

In the category of cringeworthy Christmas songs, there are a few tracks that top my list. “Christmas Shoes” is a clear winner, but in a close second is Amy Grant’s “Grown Up Christmas List.”  I grew up in a household that wore out Amy Grant cassettes in December.…

Meetings: Love them or hate them, you’ve got to prepare (and other tips) 

Meetings, meetings and more meetings. Some people dread heavy meeting weeks while others thrive off of group discussion and planning. Leading successful meetings is a part of our job, and that success can be defined by outcomes following those meetings. Everyone has experienced the full spectrum of good…

Stop. Give thanks, 2020 edition.

If you reflect on every holiday season you’ve had in your life, some memories are sweeter than others. Our lives oscillate between times of feast and famine, and the holiday season has a way of exacerbating the overall sentiment of the year.  Last year around this same time,…