As we transition from spring to summer, school ends, students graduate, look to the future, it becomes a natural time to think about transition. Aside from the turn of the calendar year, there is no greater time our culture naturally focuses on transition. With transition...
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At least once a week I have a conversation with someone who “hates” their job and wishes they could get paid to do what they love. It’s an epidemic in America. In fact, every January there’s a slew of articles alluding to the 50% plus of...
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Over the past five years I’ve had the joy of being involved in various arts projects, supporting artists and overall benefiting from the great arts organizations and projects throughout Indianapolis. A common term thrown around is  “starving artist.” According to Wikipedia, “A starving artist is...
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If you’re an organizational leader, whether gifted at it or not, one of your primary responsibilities is developing the staff or team tasked to carry out the organization’s vision. Let’s face it, if you have organizational influence and an expanding future vision, this need doesn’t...
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Generosity is a deep rooted value and passion for me. By no means have I “arrived,” but I like being around generous people, learning about ways to cultivate generosity in others and seizing opportunities to be generous. Generosity isn’t only a financial transaction but a...
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Last fall, I had the joy of helping lead Irvington’s first traffic signal box project of 6 boxes converted into public arts canvases throughout East Washington Street on Irvington. We never knew our project in Irvington was going to inspire so many people to carry...
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In late June, I had the pleasure of being the “pitch man” for a great proposed public arts project for Irvington. Indianapolis 5×5 competition gave each person 5 minutes and 5 slides to share their story for a $10k prize. While we weren’t selected (#uberstormcutmeoff),...
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Non-profit leaders share the same challenge that for-profit leaders do in creating a culture that embraces a shared vision within our staff and stakeholders. Plenty of shared obstacles exist in this alone. Additional challenges exist for leaders within a non-profit environment however in attracting, developing...
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Shelia Suess Kennedy shared that, "And I believe that labeling is counter-productive."
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"It's what you learn after you know it all that counts." — John Wooden Hall of Fame Basketball Coach
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