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It was one of my favorite days Read More February 28, 2018Leadership & “Attitude”My reflections on Myles Munroe- the 10 Attitudes of Leadership (YouTube Video) Maybe its just my mood, or maybe he really is Read More February 28, 2018Leadership & “Mindfulness”“Mindfulness is awareness of yourself in the present and the ability to choose what to focus on,” Sky Jarrett said Read More May 1, 2017Leadership & “Theory of Constraints”I was out shopping for Lululemon pants (addicted – started with Inspire, now on to Fast & Free) when my husband Read More April 27, 2016Leadership & “Voting”Yesterday was the Maryland Primaries (can you believe it’s 2016, and an election year already?), and I had volunteered toRead More April 21, 2016Leadership & “Truth”I just finished Ted Cruz’ book called ‘A Time for Truth, Reigniting the Miracle of America.’ What’s interesting about what Read More April 8, 2016Leadership & “Marriage”Guess who’s getting married?! I have known for a long time that I found the man I could spend the Read More February 11, 2016Leadership & “Feminism”Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina speaks during the Quad Cities New Ideas Forum, Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, in Davenport, Iowa. Read More February 10, 2016Leadership & “BS”I’m currently reading the book “Leadership BS,” by Jeffrey Pfeffer. Interesting title, right (I joke with my best friend that Read More January 30, 2016Leadership & “Values”As I was updating my company profile the other day (think internal LinkedIn), one of the personal questions was, what Read More January 21, 2016Leadership & “Entrepreneurial Spirit”Last night I went to an entrepreneur Start-Up Grind event with my friend Jessica at 1776 on 15th St. NW, Read More January 19, 2016Leadership & “Volunteering”“Not a day off. Make it a Day on.” As I type with blue stained hands that have been washed Read More January 15, 2016Leadership & ‘Flipping the Meeting’As I deepen experience with instructional design and adult learning, I’m interested in the notion of ‘flipping the classroom’ and Read More January 11, 2016Leadership & “Just Do It”What does Nike’s motto have to do with Leadership? Everything! Leadership isn’t about sitting on the sidelines. It’s not about Read More November 23, 2015Leadership & “Pivoting”Collins’ Hedgehog concept (2001) is the intersection of three circles: What can you be the best in the world at? Read More October 1, 2015Leadership & “What I’m Currently Working On”It’s interesting how you can see things clearer once you are removed from them. I was not the optimal leader Read More July 27, 2015Leadership & “Thought Leadership”One of my colleagues is working on her MBA and had to review an article on leadership. She passed it to me Read More July 17, 2015Leadership & “Transitions”(Personal)Transitions include pain points. There’s no getting around it. The bright side is that pain usually leads to growth and that Read More July 13, 2015Leadership & “Engagement”One of my top competencies of leadership is the ability to engage effectively with others. Engagement means to keep or Read More July 11, 2015Leadership & “Outsourcing”How do you make the hard decision to let positions go in order to keep the organization running? If you Read More July 10, 2015Leadership & “Letting Go”Have you ever tried to completely let go of all of your responsibilities and observe? I recently LET GO. I Read More July 8, 2015Leadership & “Power”In my experience, most people who are ambitious to take on leadership roles are attracted to power. Generally, the definition of power is Read More May 22, 2015Leadership & “Thankfulness”Recently, I received a touching message from a friend Ginnie. She had taken it upon herself to take my preliminary website, freshen it up Read More May 20, 2015WHY I GOT STARTEDLeadLiveLearn, LLC is a natural extension of who I am and what skills I bring to the table. If you want Read MoreSee More