Over the last couple months I’ve gotten to spend some time at the West Center while staff did their antigen tests. In the course of one afternoon during testing, Magda…

I took a class many years ago at the Philadelphia Friends Meeting Friends; it was three days long, and absolutely the hardest class of my life! Despite this, it was…

Patience and flexibility were not one of my original virtues. As a teenager my grandmother was stunned by my unwillingness to move on one issue or another, and my dad…

While we are on the subject of Benjamin Franklin, I learned something which provides advice on another subject — vaccination! Benjamin fathered two children, a son Francis and daughter Sarah. Francis…

I had the opportunity to walk around Boston as my husband rested before running the Boston Marathon. I often compare Boston to Philadelphia because so many of the revolutionary-era stories…

A few weeks ago I did my April required annual training in Relias. I was most impressed by one term― self-determination, and the example given was very practical. The story…

Sometimes you get caught up in what you are doing, and you forget why. Those moments can happen over little issues like you were just “too busy.” The other day…

The other week I blogged about using everyday language to define client outcomes. What about the everyday language that defines your outcomes? How are you achieving success? Right before I left for…

As I started my latest role at KenCrest I was on a committee to shape the 6400 regulations in Pennsylvania. I advocated for a competency model over a specific number…

This blog is part of a series on our mission statement. So to make a point, I will go back to one of my earliest blogs, the story of my…

One of the most important books I ever read was Start with Why by Simon Sinek. If you don’t have time to read it, go right to the Ted Talk. Simon explains it…

I truly love seeing how what we do makes a difference in the world. When staff talk about their WHY, I get really excited; and the team members working in…