Cultivating Human Talent
Whenever I meet with someone who handles the hiring of staff, I ask whether she has ever gardened. I often get a …
Notes from the Playground
Nothing puts you more in the present than being on a playground filled with kindergartners and first graders. I helped out my …
Slocum: Challenge people to transform the institutions in which they live and grow
Most of our communities are divided economically, politically, racially and spiritually. So we must ask ourselves the following questions: Is what we are doing or planning to do, 1) strengthening the relationships of people 2) treating people as active citizens and stakeholders who can make demands and reciprocate, and 3) challenging people to transform the institutions in which they live and grow?
Fong: Clarity of Purpose, Alignment of Principles, and Integration of Systems
The way I define leadership in my practice is through three basic concepts: Clarity of Purpose, Alignment of Principles, and Integration of Systems.
There’s a Fine Line between Courage and Foolishness
Last week, I decided to forego the mall and take my 11-year old son Santiago to a secondhand store to purchase him …