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The Leadership Challenge by Kouzes and Posner (Jossey-Bass 1995), found that "the most effective change processes are incremental; they break down big problems into small, doable steps and get a person to say yes numerous times, not just once."

Do you want to make a positive difference in the world?...

The older I get the more I seek to connect with people, places and things that feed my passions--purpose development, leadership development and ways to be of service to others. To this end, I decided to check something out last week that held the potential of speaking to my interest....

Author, publisher, and activist Haki Madhubuti was quoted as saying, "No one can do everything, but if everyone does something, then everything will get done." It is in this spirit of collective work and responsibility that a unique awards show has operated for nearly a decade, celebrating community service and...

There are a number of compelling issues facing us today; -- debt ceiling, oil prices, unemployment, homelessness, a failing educational system and more. These stress factors leave us needing a little encouragement and insight into how "courage" can help us better manage our day. As we go about the 86,400...

The debate surrounding God's relationship with time is an old one. Many great minds have invested hours, years, careers and lifetimes debating whether God is within time (temporal), above and beyond time -- timeless (atemporal) -- or on God's own time (omnitemporal). From Saint Augustine to C.S. Lewis to Robert...