The Leadership Blog

The other night my son fell asleep about thirty minutes earlier than usual; a hoped-for outcome after an incredible weekend of celebrations for my wonderful step-dad’s 75^th birthday. (Happy Birthday...

I had a six-hour drive to and from Missouri last week, and to entertain myself during the solo trip I made a hearty road trip playlist that essentially spanned the entirety of my existence, making...

I am definitely a YES person. Yes, I can organize that event. Yes, we should have ice cream. Yes, you can take the bigger slice. Yes, I’ll wait. Yes, I can meet with you then. Yes, we should sign...

Due to flight cancellations this weekend, I had an unexpected few hours of “nothing to do” before leaving a conference in Orlando. Now, while much of the country was shivering under the bitter and...

Once when I was maybe nine or ten, I fell through an opening in our barn from the top floor to the bottom floor, skimming through piles of hay, scraping against a gate, and finally landing with a...

Speaking of weather, we saw three signs of spring this weekend. Not scientific signs, mind you; merely Things Erika Has Decided Means Spring Must Be On The Horizon: first, a gaggle of robins landed...

She did it.

What’s your favorite season? I love them all (though truth be told, I’d like them better if the coldest part of winters and the hottest part of summers were a tad bit shorter, giving more space to...

Yesterday was the day we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr; the only non-president given a national holiday in his honor. Largely considered to be the leader of the Civil Rights Movement and known for...

My daughter recently saw NBC’s airing of “Peter Pan Live” and has since become obsessed with creating her own staging of the play, in our house, with her in the lead role of Peter Pan. She’s even set...