Leadership Development

Jonesborough, Tennessee, is a charming town, and you usually will find me there the first weekend in October for the International Storytelling Festival. This year the in-person festival was canceled. I missed rubbing shoulders with festival-goers, finding a seat under one of the big tents strewn across the hillsides, and staying in town with my…

At a conference, I overheard someone say, “You academics just admire problems. You study a problem to death and someday, if all the variables are accounted for, you might actually get around to solving the problem.” Leaders, we must not get stuck admiring the problem, in analysis paralysis. While problems should be examined from various…

SAY “YES” TO LEADERSHIP After my leadership book was published, I was invited to speak at conferences, in person and virtually.  I started this blog, SAY “YES” TO LEADERSHIP, to stay in touch with my audiences and readers of my book, An Uncommon Journey:  Leadership Lessons (from a preschool teacher who became a university president).…