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Giving voice to the topics that mean the most to those who matter the most.
It is not unusual for a leader to reflect a bit on his or her legacy at some point in a career. The most obvious example is when a President of the United States enters the last two years of their second term. For almost every president, thoughts turn toward how history is going to record their time in office, whether or not they will be considered a success or failure, and how things changed for better or worse under their watch.
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The path to being an effective leader is not the same for everyone. Talk to any leader and you will hear a story of how they started in their first position, and when they realized that they were being led to a position of leadership. However, one common thread in almost every story is the presence of mentors and their influence at critical times to shape the leadership journey.
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One of the more frustrating experiences of parenthood is when a child discovers the word why. When that happens, there is a transformation in the relationship between parent and child. The change from expected obedience to reasoning means that everything becomes less efficient. Things that happened quickly must now be explained, sometimes in painful detail. Eventually this leads to a moment of frustration when, after many attempts to explain why something must be done, the words are uttered that you swore as a young person you would never say to your child, “Because I said so!”
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The Christmas season is marked by the giving of gifts. While this is a wonderful tradition, for many it has become a source of stress as an expense and the need to think of something appropriate for everyone on your list. From my perspective, gift giving should be a source of joy for the person giving the gift as well as the receiver. To help you to understand my outlook on gift giving, I would like to provide you with a few of the insights I have gained over the years.
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In the past few years I have had the opportunity to visit Central America and Africa to witness first hand the hardship and desperation that people in other parts of the world endure as a part of their daily lives. This is more than seeing the aftermath of a natural disaster, like an earthquake or flood. It is an ongoing reality for millions of people in the world.
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Over the past 20 years I have had the opportunity to write extensively about the work of Presbyterian Senior Living, leadership, and other topics related to serving seniors. In recent years we have often discussed launching a blog as another avenue to communicate with those seeking services for themselves and their family members as well as those working in the field. As I have contemplated this new initiative, several questions came to mind: Given the amount of information available using electronic media, does the world really need another blog? If the answer to the first question is yes, what are the goals of this new blog, and how will it differ from others that focus on serving seniors?
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