Encouragement vs. Criticism

Thursday February 19, 2015 #702 “Be an Encourager.  The world has enough critics.” ~Dave Willis Honest and direct feedback is essential to our growth and development.  If you are not receiving a critical assessment of your performance regularly, be sure to...

Leader as servant

Tuesday May 21, 2013 #525   “It is only as we develop others that we permanently succeed.”   ~Harvey S. Firestone   The greatest gift any leader can give is to ensure in some small way that they allow those around them the space, the challenge, and the...

Every end is a beginning

Tuesday October 23, 2012 #465   “There is no end in nature, but every end is a beginning, and under every deep a lower deep opens.”   ~Ralph Waldo Emerson   This is a tough one for me to write.  It is my first JAM I’ve written since my Dad’s passing last...