by Nancy Dorrier | May 3, 2022 | Authenticity
I have a leadership practice called “free writing.” Let myself go wherever I go. Don’t try to get it right or even make sense. Just pick up my pen and start and keep going for 10 to 20 minutes. This is a leadership practice for listening deeply and learning what you...
by Helen Hossley | Jan 31, 2022 | Authenticity, Gratitude
Every morning I make an iced tea run to McDonalds. My tea of choice used to be from Dunkin’ Donuts, however, the nearest Dunkin’ is 10 minutes away and there’s too much temptation. McDonald’s is two minutes away. I could very easily make my own jug of tea and save...
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...
by Doug McVadon | Mar 31, 2020 | Authenticity, Well-Being
by Doug McVadon, with an introduction by Nancy Dorrier Let’s not talk about it. Let’s not even talk about our implicit unspoken agreement to not talk about it. There it is on the table, the stinking, rotting fish. Or the hippopotamus or elephant in the room, even the...
by Nancy Dorrier | Jan 17, 2018 | Authenticity, Innovation, Transformation
The following story appears in Nancy Dorrier’s and Paul Fetters’ new book, Stan Went Fishing. The 45 stories in the book, paired with Paul’s photography, stem from a writing practice Nancy and Dorrier Underwood share with executives to deal with...
