How to Finish a Job Well
Over the years I’ve had the opportunity to work with many talented people who knew their jobs well and did great work in planning the strategies of the work and executing the day to day duties of their work responsibilities. The rarest of feats I’ve seen people manage to pull off is finishing out their…
The Gap-Year: An Increasingly Popular Option for Millennials
I just got back from a fantastic two-day gap-year round-table forum in Manitou Springs, CO. The forum was a group of 11 gap-year program and non-traditional educational leaders, some of whom have been directing their programs for a few years, others who are just now launching. Somewhat of a surprise to me was the fact…
Responding to Tragedy Like Jesus Did
I was 9 years old on September 11, 2001. I was a 4th grader walking to my classroom, only to arrive and see the tragedy of that day unfolding on a boxy television screen. As a child, I didn’t quite understand what was happening. I had never been to New York. I had never heard…
