by Virginia Brien | Oct 2, 2023 | Innovation
On January 1st Kevin Bullard will become one of the newest members of the Garland Chamber of Commerce in Garland, Texas. Dorrier Underwood joined the Chamber when Kevin came onboard two years ago. Since then Kevin has led workshops for the Chamber, participated in...
by Virginia Brien | Jun 22, 2023 | Accountability, Teamwork, Well-Being
I’ve been thinking about our last staff retreat. We were highly focused on the first day and showed up in a state of disarray on the second. Our offsite participants were not on Zoom. One person groaned and grabbed her head as she entered the room. Another (who...
by Virginia Brien | Aug 11, 2022 | Accountability, Gratitude, Integrity
At Dorrier Underwood, one of our leadership practices is to take a phrase from a novel or poem, use it as a first line, and write flat out for 5 minutes, without pausing or editing. It’s a way of discovering what we have to say to ourselves, and we often read what...
by Virginia Brien | Mar 9, 2022 | Innovation
Precipice Now comes the steep climb where rocks work loose and the foot slips and dirt tumbles. Sometimes you’re erect other times bent over, or collapsed against a tree or wall or stone, whatever will hold you up. What is clear now, were you to fall: the path behind...
by Virginia Brien | Aug 14, 2021 | Authenticity, Gratitude
When Mom was in the late stages of Alzheimers’ she couldn’t talk, feed or clean herself, or even move from place to place. It took every ounce of my willpower to visit her. There was no falling back on letting the other person decide what to say, so I’d hold her hand...
