June 10, 2014
The first recipient of Gloria’s Gift–the program I launched to honor my friend Gay Hippler who died April 5 of this year–is fittingly, her husband, Jim […]
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February 24, 2013
The message this week was unrelenting. Two clients had very difficult collaborative sessions that elicited raw emotion fueled by fear. They were both courageous and spent […]
November 11, 2012
Collaboration is the new way. Almost every TV or radio ad I listen to uses it in some capacity. Hospitals are “collaborating” with their doctors. Retirement […]
May 14, 2012
Cat Davis is a wonderful presenter on NVC (Nonviolent Communication) principles. I wanted to alert you to an opportunity to hear from her. I’ve had to […]
April 22, 2012
Last week I introduced a young, new attorney to our local courthouse and procedures. We sat in on a few hearings so she could get a […]
March 26, 2012
I had breakfast yesterday with a group of women. One of them brought a unique wedding invitation she’d just received. The RSVP was an interactive reply […]
January 27, 2012
Grief is always bad, right? I read Rob Bell’s letter to his church of 10K+ members, Mars Hill Bible Church in Grand Rapids. It was his […]
January 12, 2012
I love to read. I have no less that a half dozen books going at any one time. Right now, I’m taking a break from Nelson […]
December 7, 2011
I met Dr. Carolyn King this morning, a child and adolescent psychiatrist with Pine Rest in Grand Rapids. We talked about the fact that when done […]