Toy Box Leadership – book review
Friday, May 30th, 2008The secret to great leadership is child’s play. While many books feature the latest leadership trends and theories, Toy Box Leadership – Leadership Lessons From the Toys You Loved as a Child, shows that the most important lessons are learned as kids through the simplest of sources – toys. This is a fun fresh read [...]
Made to Stick – book review
Thursday, May 29th, 2008This book jumps off the shelf with its clever cover design. The bright orange cover with a piece of duct tape suggests the power of why some ideas stick and why others do not. The authors, Chip and Dan Heath, are two well-credentialed academics who also know how to communicate in a powerful and memorable [...]
Laughing in the Midst of Mothering – book review
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008Linda Ann Crosby creatively pens devotional words that gives you a bird’s eye view of situations moms and dads can identify with first hand. While the intended audience is moms of all ages, I personally found this book to be edifying for me. I’m not really sure what that says about getting in touch with [...]
$15 Baggage Fee
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008American Airlines just announced they would charge fifteen dollars for each checked bag. Whiles airlines are suffering, their creativity for fees runneth over. What will be next–$5 for the complimentary five peanuts in the bag? We may have to pay for the safety instruction or for assistance in boarding the plane. Normally when one pays [...]
Patience
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008I’m back! Patience and priorities are two very hard principles to incorporate into our everyday life. What is your definition of patience? Mine is the attitude I must adopt when there is one person in front of me in any line. How are you with someone saying, “I want to talk to you about [...]
