by Jane Perdue | DEI
Now that I live in the South, I’m frequently asked if I enjoy Southern hospitality.
Of course I do.
People being pleasant and personable make encounters more enjoyable. Yet there’s something superficial about it — a congenial exchange that happens at arm’s length, well-intentioned but not deeply committed.
I have that same view regarding how many companies and individuals approach diversity and inclusion. They tout good representation numbers but that’s where their work stops, falling way short of true inclusiveness.
Getting to inclusion is disruptive, complicated, and frustrating work.
You’ve got to want it…real bad. (more…)
by Jane Perdue | Quotes
Leadership quotes to help you amp up your power of persistence
A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds; it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change. ~Earl Nightingale
The best way out is always through. ~Robert Frost
If you have an important point to make, don’t try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time – a tremendous whack. ~Winston Churchill
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by Jane Perdue | Leadership
A small group of us meet monthly for coffee, connection and conversation. Everyone was a buzz at last Friday’s pow-wow, busy sharing their 2014 resolutions.
Meaningful and ambitious plans were disclosed: getting a new job, losing weight, traveling to Europe, writing a book, being more patient, spending more time with family, getting organized. Such good stuff.
Then it was my turn, and I had nothing to share. Not a single 2014 resolution.
Intentionally so. (more…)
by Jane Perdue | Character
For the last several years, my BIG business partner and I have both been saying we want to write a book. So late last year we decided to quit yakking and start writing.
Two people, two books. 60 days to finish and share with each other a first draft.
Amy and I both value commitment and accountability. And the gauntlet for both had been thrown. (more…)
by Jane Perdue | Kindness
Today is my birthday, and the sentiments in this poem is the present I’m giving to myself for inspiration throughout the upcoming year.
Enjoy, too!
Promise Yourself
To be so strong that nothing
can disturb your peace of mind. (more…)
