Today is Juneteenth, a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. The holiday's name, first used in the 1890s, is a portmanteau of the words June and nineteenth, referring to June 19, 1865, the day Major General Gordon Granger ordered the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas at the end of the … Continue reading Rockin’ Thursday LXVII
What If the Unthinkable Happens at Home?
Managing crises can be a major leadership challenge if we don’t have some kind of plan in place. I spent a large portion of my career planning for contingencies and crises. We wrote plans and exercised them routinely. We planned for things like moving a headquarters to another location on a military installation due to … Continue reading What If the Unthinkable Happens at Home?
Rockin’ Thursday LXVI – Father’s Day Edition
This Sunday is Father's Day, so today I’m featuring a father-son duo as we prepare to celebrate all those dads out there. I must admit that Father’s Day didn’t mean much to me growing up, since I didn’t have a father, but all that changed when I became one. Oh, what a blessing it is … Continue reading Rockin’ Thursday LXVI – Father’s Day Edition
My Father
Today, I’m sharing another poem by my grandfather-in-law, Pedro Rodríguez Miranda. The poem, My Father, comes from the Love Poems in Old Age section of his book. As Father’s Day approaches, I thought it fitting to include this wonderful poem, it also feels like the right place to end this project I began over a year ago. At … Continue reading My Father
Rockin’ Thursday LXV
Today is World Environment Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness and encouraging action for the protection of the environment. World Environment Day was established in 1972 by the United Nations at the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment (June 5–16, 1972), which emerged from discussions about the relationship between human activity and the environment. … Continue reading Rockin’ Thursday LXV
Juice Shots vs. Real Fruit: Are We Losing Something?
I’m glad to be back, my friends. I had a great time in Texas at my niece and nephew’s high school graduation, and spending time with family. Family reunions are always a bit taxing for this introverted soul, but I’ll be fully recovered by the end of the week, or at least that’s the hope. … Continue reading Juice Shots vs. Real Fruit: Are We Losing Something?
Rockin’ Thursday LXIV
Well, I’m about to get my motor running and head out on the highway—not looking for adventure, just heading to a high school graduation in Texas—but I’m preparing for whatever comes my way. Because even though I wasn’t born to be wild, I’m capable of having fun once in a while. I’m taking a week … Continue reading Rockin’ Thursday LXIV
When the Church Sues Itself
I’ve been debating for a few days whether to comment on a news article I read in Christianity Today about church members suing a megachurch in Houston. Every time I read something unethical or immoral involving the Church, my blood boils a little. Most of the time, I keep my thoughts to myself, unless something … Continue reading When the Church Sues Itself
Rockin’ Thursday LXIII
Today is Break the Glass Ceiling Day, a day to celebrate the women who are breaking barriers and fighting for equality every day. According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2021, it will take 135.6 years to close the gender gap worldwide.1 The National Day website calls on us to "Celebrate women who smashed it.”2 So … Continue reading Rockin’ Thursday LXIII
Can a Toxic Leader lead change?
A lot of people in my WP community know that I’m passionate about the subject of leadership, and I spend a significant amount of time reading and researching it. As I work on building my own way of understanding leadership and answering some big questions I have, I want to share what I’m learning along … Continue reading Can a Toxic Leader lead change?
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