Category Archives: Integrity

(#368) Fake, Illegitimate Or Incomplete Information?

Posted on June 11, 2017 by

Just because you find a lot of information does not mean you have found accurate or credible information If, as famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright claimed, “An expert is a man who stops thinking because he knows,” then can we say … Continue reading →

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(#365) Listening For Stories Of Inspiration

Posted on May 21, 2017 by

Inspiration from a woman who did not let circumstance dictate her outcome. [Note to my readers: Today’s post marks the beginning of the eighth year of this weekly blog.  Thank you for following, sharing, and commenting.] Stories. They surround us. … Continue reading →

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(#361) Where’s My Trophy?

Posted on April 23, 2017 by

How would you develop a meaningful and effective employee recognition program? What represents “average” and what looks like “excellent” at your workplace? Transformational leaders understand the importance of timely, authentic, and meaningful employee recognition.   The leader knows her people … Continue reading →

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(#350) Regrets? Choices And Lessons.

Posted on February 5, 2017 by

A culmination of all those choices. Some small. Some large. All help create the person you are becoming. Would you, if you could, go back in time and change the choices that you made?  I know.  A wide open question … Continue reading →

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(#315) Play Your Song, Now

Posted on June 5, 2016 by

What song lives in you? I had the opportunity to listen to Kai Kight speak this past week in Austin, Texas. He titled his thoughts “Composing Your World.” Using his violin and stories from his journey, he poignantly drove home … Continue reading →

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(#313) Information Literacy 2.0: WHO Is The WHO Of Your Information?

Posted on May 22, 2016 by

We need to pay more attention to the sources of our information and  we now need to question whether the sources are real people. A note to my blog followers: This week’s post marks the sixth anniversary for this blog. Thank you … Continue reading →

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(#311) Grade Inflation: Have We Arrived In Lake Wobegon?

Posted on May 8, 2016 by

Grade inflation/distortion has consequences for self-efficacy, self-awareness, and self-competence. For most colleges and universities around the nation, graduation time has arrived. Professors have evaluated the final exams, grades have been submitted, and students anxiously await their grades. Or, more to … Continue reading →

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