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This New Year’s, resolve to be less busy and more productive
It’s the end of another year, a time for reflection, planning and goal setting. We get out our calendars, dust off our business plans and review our accomplishments over the past 12 months. We congratulate ourselves on achievements, note where … Continue reading
Posted in Goal setting, Happiness, Management
Tagged business plan, busyness, doing nothing, downtime, planning, productivity, Quiet
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Christmas in the here and now
Christmas is a magical time of year. Gifts under the tree, choirs singing alleluia, friends and family stopping by, lots of cookies (yum!) and kids giddy with excitement. Even the adjectives are super-sized: merrily on high, most wonderful, joyful and triumphant, … Continue reading
What does a Millennial want?
What do Millennials want for Christmas? Or, put more broadly, what do they want, period? It’s a good question, given that my son is an older Millennial, and I’m still deciding what to buy him. Sigmund Freud famously admitted that after … Continue reading
Posted in Communications, Marketing, Technology
Tagged Accenture, Christmas shopping, consumer research, Goldman Sachs, Millennials
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Interest rates, the Fed and taking risks
The financial press and the stock markets have been teeing up a Federal Reserve rate hike for weeks. Headline writers and analysts have been in overdrive with a chorus of “Rate increase all but certain,” “Fed poised to raise rates for the … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurship, Management
Tagged Credit unions, Federal Reserve, interest rates, NAFCU, risk, The Federal Credit Union, Tom Panaggio
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Thanksgiving, gratitude and the value of encouragement
The other day an email popped into my inbox from HostGator, my web-hosting company. I get marketing emails from them from time to time, so I didn’t pay much attention at first. But the headline caught my eye: “Want instant … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Purpose
Tagged encouragement, giving, gratitude, handwritten letter, kindness, Thanksgiving
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Right brain, left brain—let’s just call the whole thing off
By the time I finished high school, I was pretty certain that I would not be majoring in engineering when I went to college. I say that because my dad is an engineer, and that’s what my brothers and my … Continue reading
‘Break every chain, break every chain, break every chain’
You could hear a pin drop at our table at Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt, Va. It was chapel time. Six residents and three volunteers sitting in a circle in a prison gym, leaning in to hear one of our Kairos brothers … Continue reading
Posted in Purpose
Tagged Break Every Chain, God, Greensville Correctional Center, Kairos, prison ministry
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Need to make an apology? Here’s how to do it right
“I’m sorry” and “excuse me” are words we hear on a daily basis. When used liberally and expressed sincerely, they go a long way towards preserving civility and smoothing over awkward moments. If I accidentally bumped into you on a crowded … Continue reading
Posted in Communications, Leadership
Tagged apology, character, make amends, relationships, restitution, sorry
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Everything I know about management I learned from gardening
It’s September again. The days are getting shorter, the nights cooler. The grass is staging a comeback, the liriope is in full bloom and the crepe myrtle is taking its final bow. As I walk around the yard, taking stock of this … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Management
Tagged gardening, growth, mentoring, nurturing, nutrients, plants
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The Wayward Journey 