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What causes job misery?

This is a good question succinctly summarized by Patrick Lencioni at the 2013 Global Leadership Summit. The answer: anonymity, irrelevance, and immeasurement (his own coined word for not being able to measure progress).
Leadership is intentional influence

As Joseph Grenny spoke at the 2013 Global Leadership Summit, I pictured his message as nurturing a tree from a small seedling to a giant evergreen.
What are we doing this for?

Regardless on whether you agree or disagree with Colin Powell’s political perspectives, he has been a great example of leadership. He spoke at the 2013 Global Leadership Summit on developing leaders through trust and respect. People need to feel important.

Social media: the illusion of community

Bill Hybels, at the 2013 leadership summit, issued a warning about social media. Although we connect in a broad sense, it can also keep us from meaningful personal relationship building.
Courage is critical to vision

As Bill Hybels continued speaking at the 2013 Global Leadership Summit, he challenged us to be courageous. Without it there is no vision.
Daring Greatly

My sketch while listening to Dr. Brene Brown at the 2013 Global Leadership Summit. We all have three needs: to be seen and loved; to belong; to be brave. And it takes great daring to love and belong.

Everybody wins…

Sketching the message of Bill Hybels at the Global Leadership Summit 2013
Innovation

Word picture sketch of the message by Vijay Govindarajan at the Global Leadership Summit 2013
2013 Sidewalk Chalk Competition

A close-up look at my winning Best Theme entry. Artists had 3 hours to complete their work in the hot sun. We could only use the chalk they supplied.

2013 Sidewalk Chalk Competition

The theme for Renton River Days was “Specquackular” revolving around their annual rubber ducky races. I pursued that category with a design that included the theme word calligraphically across the images of rubber duckies cascading down a wild waterfall (2nd picture). However, when I arrived I discovered words are not allowed in the […]