by Ursula K. Le Guin. With a clamor of bells that set the swallows soaring, the Festival of Summer came to the city Omelas, bright-towered by the sea. The rigging of the boats in harbor sparkled with flags. In other streets the music beat faster, a shimmering of gong and tambourine, and the people went dancing, the procession was a dance. Joyous! MORE >>

Edward M. Marshall's book, Transforming The Way We Work -- The Power Of The Collaborative Workplace , remains relevant today, more than a decade after Marshall wrote it. Particularly useful is the book's section that teaches readers how to be a collaborative leader. You also monitor progress and ensure integrity in the team's operating processes. MORE >>

The trees of the Lord flourish…. was reading the sixteenth verse in Psalm 104 recently and this phrase appeared to jump off the page at me. The trees of the Lord flourish…. was reminded: Whatever the Lord touches…. Whatever God decides to do…. Wherever God places His stamp of approval…. Whatever God chooses to bless…. Whatever God builds…. MORE >>

by Leo Tolstoy. An elder sister came to visit her younger sister in the country. The elder was married to a tradesman in town, the younger to a. peasant in the village. As the sisters sat over their tea talking, the elder began to boast of the advantages of town life: saying how. comfortably they lived there, how well they dressed, what fine. safer. MORE >>

When I talk with clients, I find there are varying degrees of confidence - total confidence, situational confidence, interpersonal interaction confidence, or no confidence whatsoever. My job as a coach is to help build and fashion my client's confidence level to suit their needs and to help them excel at whatever they do MORE >>