Why You Should Wear Your Heart on Your Sleeve

Wear your heart on your sleeve

Tomorrow is February 14th, a date celebrated around the world as Valentine’s Day. It’s the perfect day to, like the famous saying suggests, “wear your heart on your sleeve.” Do you know the origin of that expression? Legend says it comes from the Middle Ages, when soldiers and knights would put the names of their…

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Five Leadership Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them

Earlier this month, I discussed the tremendous impact we can all have as servant leaders in our communities. There is truly no better example we can set or follow than that of a committed servant leader. But today, I want to talk about the other side of the leadership coin—the pitfalls we can fall into…

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Leadership Wisdom That Never Grows Old

Before I jump into today’s blog post, I have two opportunities to share with you… The Women of Community Impact will be kicking off our Coffee & Connections monthly series for 2022 this morning at 9:00 am. You don’t want to miss today’s event, featuring Becky Ruland, founder and CEO of International Networx, who will…

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5 Leadership Styles to Avoid & What to Do Instead 

  If you’ve ever had a terrible boss, you know the importance of improving leadership skills. But if you’ve ever been the boss yourself, you know that building leadership capacity is easier said than done. Leading an organization, any organization, is a challenging balance between being too much of that, and not enough of this.…

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