Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
This past weekend was killer. That's why I'm now a couple of days behind on these posts. There was simply more to be done than ought to be planned for a weekend, but not all of it was within my control. When Sunday rolled around and I had several things still to get done, it …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #293: Do Things in Order of Their Importance
I've been a little more stressed than normal for a few days. Some of it is work related and some is personal. Some is due to the crazy list of things I'm supposed to get done this week that doesn't give me a minute to pause, even throughout the weekend ahead. The tiring pace of …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #292: Kindness and Mercy Make a Healing Salve
A couple of days ago I had an incident at work that was jaw dropping for me. I announced a decision to limit the number of comments per person I will allow in one particular internal social network discussion group that is prone to bickering over political issues. Since the purpose of the network is …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #291: Guard Your Integrity With Consistent Behavior
I watched Tuesday night's second presidential debate with great interest. Although I am conservative and will vote accordingly, I genuinely tried to listen to each exchange and hear it from the standpoint of an undecided voter in order to make my own judgment about the potential impact of the debate on that all-important segment of …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #290: Bringing People Together Takes Real Leadership
When we hear the phrase "absence makes the heart grow fonder," we usually hear it in the context of being apart from loved ones and the desire that grows to be reunited when separated from them. Today's application of the statement is in a very different context - coworkers. With periodic vacations, trips, and various …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #289: Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
