In November 2016 I shared my delight in finding the word Ubuntu. In closing that post I committed to explore (which I have) and share (which I did not) my findings. And while I feel compelled to explain myself and
Dialing in on Problem Statements and Target Conditions on Problem Solving A3s
Here is some specific tidbits T.A.S. shared recently with South Sound YMCA leaders about Problem Solving A3s. With improvements, it is good when you slow down the quick reaction and impulses to solve the problem, to really explore the deeper
Ubuntu—“I am because we are”
I first fell upon this word ubuntu when reading the book “Tribal Leadership” by Dave Logan, John King and Halee Fischer-Wright. The African word was made popular in western cultures by Desmond Tutu. For me, it struck a chord as
We are all works of progress, there is always more to learn
T.A.S. closed out the Character Day 2016 by re-watching the interview between Let It Ripple founder Tiffany Shlain and Angela Duckworth, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology, University of Penn, and author of best-selling book called GRIT. It’s a crazy interview where Dr. Duckworth
“Human well-being is not a matter of smiling and being cheerful…”
“Human well being is not a matter of smiling and being cheerful. Well-being must be deserved” – Martin Seligman, Ph.D, Director, Positive Psychology Center and Professor of Psychology, University of Penn. For years researchers looked at what is wrong with
“Do you know what you are doing?”
This week is “week one” for my full time employment with T.A.S. The past seven weeks have been packed full with setting up a business, website, social media, logo design and many other necessary details for starting a small, woman-owned
Write Your Story
A former colleague at Department of Social & Health Services shared her mantra “write your story” with me. I can’t let go of it. The big idea: we make hundreds of subconscious choices daily in response to our environment and