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Leaving…Sometimes You Have to Leave

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Have you ever had to leave someone or some place you love? Have you ever been left behind? Or left for good? You might be interested, then, in my new […]

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A STUDY OF ENTREPRENEURIAL CLIMATE: Are you getting the help you need?

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YOU MAY WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THIS: The Kentucky Entrepreneur Network (KEN) – a program of the 501c3 Small Business Ventures — has been established to connect entrepreneurs to mentors, […]

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Unsure of Your Desire?

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“Unsure what to desire, she simply wants.”  Richard Russo, Straight Man Richard Russo gets so many things right in his books, Mohawk, Bridge of Sighs, Empire Falls.  Unsure what to […]

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Leadership Tip #4: Back it up, Check it out

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Last week my computer was giving me hell! Pages that I wasn’t looking for showed up; those that I wanted made a brief appearance and then went the way of […]

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Leadership Tip #1: On Failure

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“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you […]

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Focus on Leadership

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UK Provost Christine Riordan’s presentation at the October 7th Roundtable gave the attendees a good outline when thinking about leadership.  Her suggestions: Lead with an eye toward excellence. I would […]

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Creating Better Ideas

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One of the learning tasks I’ve taken on in 2014 is learning to blog.  Sounds easy, doesn’t it?  Well, shut my mouth, it is NOT easy.  I attended a class […]

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Good Behavior

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Have you ever had a big meeting scheduled and you’ve already got your presentation ready, all the support documents you need…and you FORGET the meeting?  Gross!  It’s happened to me more times […]

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Don’t Let This Word Define You

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You’ve probably heard that Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, author of Lean In, the popular advice book for women, doesn’t like the word bossy.  In fact, she’s so irate that she’s trying […]

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Who’s Being Bossy

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I’ve been thinking about words.  The word “bossy,” for example, is one I hear frequently.  Friends and colleagues use it — humorously, they say — to describe my leadership style.  I […]

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