by Barbara Dee | Apr 15, 2021 | Carpe Diem!, Leadership
The leader of a household can literally prevent tragedy and death by having, discussing, and practicing emergency plans. What is the escape route in case of a house fire? What should children do if the adults are not able? Where are the hurricane preparation items?...
by Barbara Dee | Mar 11, 2021 | Carpe Diem!, Leadership
Calling on “Grammarly” is like calling the cavalry for assistance. If you’re not familiar with this somewhat old-fashioned metaphor, “calling in the cavalry” refers to the quickest or strongest means of resolving a situation (in your favor). Literally, the cavalry is...
by Barbara Dee | Feb 25, 2021 | Carpe Diem!, Leadership
We all live in “the gap.” On one side, there is where we’ve been, and on the other side, there’s where we want to go. As much as we may have an automatic aversion to change, guess what? Change is what must happen in order to get from any here to any there. But...
by Barbara Dee | Feb 25, 2021 | Carpe Diem!, Leadership
I sure would jump at the chance to have coffee with Michael Dell. But not because of the reasons you might guess. He is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Dell Technologies, one of the world’s largest technology infrastructure companies. He is ranked 27th...
by Barbara Dee | Feb 11, 2021 | Carpe Diem!, Leadership
Starting with a healthy mindset is all-important when you want to effect positive change. Once you commit to the idea that it is not too late to learn something new, that an old dog can actually learn a new trick, you are on your way to having new life-affirming...
by Barbara Dee | Jan 22, 2021 | Carpe Diem!, Leadership
It is too generic to say “I need a mentor.” One question to answer is whether you require formal, long-term guidance, or need support with one-time needs such as developing a system for writing proposals, or advice on how to obtain a TEDx talk opportunity. To...
