I started the day by doing a volunteer project with an amazing 82-year young friend. Her spirit and strength amaze me. The love of her life went home to the Lord a little over a year ago and she has her moments, but her attitude remains positive and she has spunk! She wakes early,…
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Got a PT Cruiser Problem?
One advantage to having a job requiring travel is that you get to drive a variety of rental cars. I was excited on a trip to Baltimore about trying out the PT Cruiser; the car just looks cool. But I found it had the worst visibility of any rental car I had ever driven. I…
The Equal Rights Amendment and Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist
This weekend’s controversy about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s remarks on state laws banning gay marriage got me thinking about a question I posed to the then most junior member of the Supreme Court, Justice William Rehnquist. A quick summary about this weekend’s news story about Justice Ginsburg might be helpful. During an informal…
The power of the pivot (part 2)
Earlier this week, we talked about the power of the pivot as it gives us the advantage of assessing our circumstances, all 360⁰. Today, I want to talk a little about the mechanical advantage of the pivot. Hurricane Ivan struck Pensacola 10 years ago this month. The storm tore through our community taking 8 souls,…
The power of the pivot (part 1)
Title IX was passed in 1972; it had no impact on the sports programs offered to women during my years in high school. (Go, class of 74!) So, unlike the women of today, I had no sports team opportunities. But, we did have sports in gym and we had neighborhood pick-up games. Of all of those…
Leaders Lead
Leaders lead. It is as simple and as complicated as that. One particular story of heroic leadership from that day 13 years ago has always impressed me. A leader of the New York Transit Authority was doing what she did everyday – supervising operations at a subway station in downtown New York. And, on this…
Dream a little dream with me
Yesterday, John and I did a “Steve Jobs” mini-marathon. It started when I suggested we watch “Jobs” on Netflix. The movie got us thinking and we searched out a PBS documentary on the life of Steve Jobs. (The movie is rated PG-13 with some bad language and drug use. The PBS special gave us much…
And the second question is……
You might recall that my Marine friend gave me two questions that we need to be able to answer in order to be successful in any job. I have already shared the first question, “Who is my boss?” Can you guess the second question? It isn’t rocket science. The question is, “What is my job?”…
Who is your boss ?
“Who is your boss?” I agree, it should be an easy question to answer. But, you might be surprised how when some people are asked the question, they hum and haw and then ask you for a definition of the word “boss.” I’ve learned a great deal from my Marine friends over the years. And,…
My most embarassing moment
We will embarrass ourselves at times; humans are not perfect; we will fail. There will be times when the toilet paper trail is attached to our shoe; that our fly will be the one that is open; or, that we will inadvertently call a co-worker a name usually reserved for our spouse. It happens. Leaders…
Dr. Carla Jill Stein 