Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
You've probably seen one of the yellow and black diamond "Safe Place" signs on businesses and other locations. The one shown here is their latest logo. It is the symbol for National Safe Place - a youth outreach organization that educates youth about threatening situations and seeks to provide safe shelters for youth in crisis. …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #314: Be a Safe Place for Others
One of the online conversations today at work dealt with the differences between face-to-face and online communication. It should be obvious to most that there are major differences between the two, but our actions don't always indicate an awareness of those differences. For example, when we are physically present with others, we have the benefit …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #313: Understand the Difficulty of Online Communication
I made a complete fool of myself earlier today. It is not the first time and I'm sure it won't be the last. On Wednesday this week, my team attended an all-day crisis preparedness planning session. One of the early conversations was around an actual recent consumer post on one of our Facebook pages. The …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #311: Learn To Laugh At Yourself
Imagine this scenario. "Joe" has had regular conflicts in various matters with "Mary." Their differences are no secret and such disagreements have surfaced periodically for years. Now imagine that something true but very difficult for Mary to hear about herself needs to be said. For the sake of this post, we'll say the hard message …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #296: Sometimes It Takes a Close Friend To Deliver a Hard Message
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
