To Parents: College Students Home for Christmas?
Back in fall 1992 when I was a college freshman, I remember anticipating that first Christmas holiday break with excitement as well as dread. On the one hand, I couldn’t wait for the semester to be over, for exams to be over, for the stress of the academics to be over—at least until the new…
How Cultures Flourish
Flourish. It’s one of those words that just sounds hopeful and inviting. It speaks of health and vibrance. Put simply, things are the way they’re supposed to be. The Oxford dictionary defines it this way: “to grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, esp. as the result of a particularly favorable environment.” Sounds…
Reviewing Your Year-End Goals
As the saying goes, the only thing that doesn’t change is change itself. With the seemingly ever-increasing pace of work-life these days a whole lot can change in the first half of the year. Perhaps you have been proactive and worked with your leader to establish some work goals for the calendar year. Chances are,…
