Football Plays for Our Team

Mary Ann Skipper 2010 Leadership Tips

A new season of Bud Lite commercials is upon us. Yesterday, many of us watched the opening of the NFL…

Labor Day with the Labour Party

Mary Ann Skipper 2010 Leadership Tips

Labor Day is a time when most of us take off from work. I, too, will be enjoying some down…

The 4 R’s of Success

Mary Ann Skipper 2010 Leadership Tips

We have all heard of the 3 R’s that are taught in school. As school begins again we can learn…

Katrina Reveals Character

Mary Ann Skipper 2010 Leadership Tips

August 29th marks the five year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Being a native New Orleanian, this event had a life altering…

Moving By Degrees, Not Miles

Mary Ann Skipper 2010 Leadership Tips

I have been in physical therapy for the last eight weeks recovering from rotator cuff surgery. I am amazed and…

What Do a Snowball Stand, a Funeral and Physical Therapy Have in Common?

Mary Ann Skipper 2010 Leadership Tips

Last week my neighbor proudly gave me a tour of her garage which has now been converted to Pickett’s Snowball…

Do You Need a Tune Up?

Mary Ann Skipper 2010 Leadership Tips

This morning I took my car in to replace the battery in the key. The automatic warning system told me…

Slowing Down to See Several Sides

Mary Ann Skipper 2010 Leadership Tips

As the Shirley Sherrod story unfolded last week, many thoughts came to mind. She was a USDA employee who was…

Driving for Success

Mary Ann Skipper 2010 Leadership Tips

In France most of the country goes on holiday in August. The roads are crowded as vacationers go to the…

Lessons from the BP Oil Spill

Mary Ann Skipper 2010 Leadership Tips

As a native New Orleanian, I have watched the Deepwater Horizon oil rig spill unfold with great sadness and anger.…