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How Do You Choose
Have you faced any big decisions lately? Our family is preparing to move. The decision we are facing is where to live. It feels like an important and weighty choice; the decision of where to live will have major life shaping consequences for our family for years to...
Leadership at All Levels | Noodles and Company
My girls love noodles. At home, we cook noodles more often than I would like to admit. Even still, when we eat out, they often beg to go to Noodles and Company. And when they ask, we often say yes, because my husband and I like it too: the food is nutritious, tastes...
More Advice for Beginning Bloggers
Here are a few things that new bloggers need to keep in mind: Blog posts are ephemeral. If you are going to post frequently, then many (MOST) of your posts will be forgotten. Although it is important to craft your posts thoughtfully to create good content, you will...
Questions To Consider When Starting a Blog
Do you blog? I read blogs for years before I ever wrote a single blog post. My first introduction to the blogosphere came from my best high school friend, who shared a link to her first blog (no longer active). I used Jamie's blog as a jumping off point to find other...
Staging/Branding
This is my kitchen. It has never looked this way before. For days, I have been in the middle of packing up and putting away, clearing off and sweeping out. With a combination of hard work and window cleaner, I am making the surfaces in my home shine. We are staging;...
Transparency
My neighbor stopped me on the stairs to ask how I'm doing. Two weeks ago my husband got news of a long awaited transfer, and she knows we have been busily preparing for the transition. "It's hard," I said. "I know," she answered. "I told my husband that when we moved...
Be Who You Are
Steve Roesler, one of my favorite leadership bloggers, is the CEO of his own business. His frequent updates are always practical, and reflect the wisdom of his 30 plus years of experience with executives. Another favorite, Mary Jo Asmus, owns a leadership solutions...
Leading in Relationships
A few Sundays ago, while visiting family out of state, our family spent the day with my husband’s cousin Katie. She came after church and stayed until after our three daughters went to bed. The picture of her in our wedding album is a pre-teen grinning at the camera;...
Running Together
At the starting line of Sunday's half marathon in Des Moines, I waited for the race to begin. As I started to run, I reached to tap the timer on my watch... the screen went blank. Dead battery. For a few minutes, I obsessed over the frustration of not being able to...
Time To Celebrate
By the time you read this blog post, I hope to be celebrating the successful completion of the IMT Des Moines Half Marathon with my friend Angie Chaplin, in support of Team Thomas. But there's another reason to celebrate. This is the 100th blog post for LeaderTalk....
Social Media for Leaders
The internet and social media sites offer ways for people to connect in unprecedented ways: sharing knowledge, ideas, insights, and opinions with one another at a pace that can be dizzying at times. In today's world, people who want to make a difference and influence...
Why We Persevere
Creating a meaningful legacy is impossible without perseverance. We persevere because we know what effect our actions will have, both in the immediate and the distant future. So perseverance is toward a future goal. My grandfather was a teacher. In the summer, though,...