by TownsendAdmin | Oct 26, 2018 | Leadership
Many of the organizations I consult with have either been engaged in workplace diversity for quite some time or are newly involved. As I have worked with them on making this a sustained, strategic, and effective initiative, some realities have emerged. These realities...
by TownsendAdmin | Oct 12, 2018 | Leadership
With our busy schedules, it is so easy for us to miss out on a day and fail to be present. Many leaders and parents I work with, for example, tell me that when they go to bed at night, they realize that all they did that day, was make decisions and solve problems....
by Dr. John Townsend | Sep 17, 2018 | Leadership
If we look at the most valuable currency on this planet, our first thought often sways towards dollars, dinars, pounds, etc, or in some cases the crypto-currency called Bitcoin. Time is actually the most valuable currency – one second lost cannot be bought back....
by Dr. John Townsend | Jul 9, 2018 | Family, Leadership
No doubt about it – parenting is a vast undertaking! I have two sons of my own. Trust me, I know that raising a child can be a tough but rewarding journey with a lot of responsibility. No matter how prepared you feel before your kid is born, you quickly learn...
by Dr. John Townsend | Apr 30, 2018 | Family, Leadership
What does it mean to serve as the head of a family? A family is really an oven, growing people to be the best they can be, to learn their talents, to feel loved, to feel like they have choices, etc. To lead a family unit is to influence your kin to be the best oven of...
by Dr. John Townsend | Apr 23, 2018 | Leadership
The basic idea of leading a team is to influence a small group of individuals to perform at levels that they could not without you. In other words, they can do something without you, but your influence and guidance has them perform at a higher and better level. If...
