Clarity

Mary Ann Skipper 2008 Leadership Tips

“Scarcity brings clarity,” I heard Marissa Mayer, VP at Google, say in an interview last week. These three words are…

What Do a Bus Stop, Bath and Bed Have in Common?

Mary Ann Skipper 2008 Leadership Tips

Creativity. These are the places where we do our most creative thinking according to a speaker I heard recently. Many…

Gratitude Gives Back

Mary Ann Skipper 2008 Leadership Tips

As Thanksgiving approaches we become more aware of giving thanks and expressing gratitude. In addition to making others feel good…

Sacrifice

Mary Ann Skipper 2008 Leadership Tips

Sacrifice is a word that we have heard during the recent campaign. The word has the same root as “sacred.”…

What Do You Have in Common with the Candidates?

Mary Ann Skipper 2008 Leadership Tips

Tomorrow we will know who will lead our country for the next four years. The campaign season will finally be…

Ghosts and Gremlins

Mary Ann Skipper 2008 Leadership Tips

At Halloween ghosts and gremlins appear and try to scare us. The truth is we live with ghosts and gremlins…

Room for Improvement

Mary Ann Skipper 2008 Leadership Tips

A friend of mine recently won $10,000 in a home improvement contest. Decorators provided new furniture and accessories to make…

Live Your Life as a Gambler, Cheater, Liar and Thief

Mary Ann Skipper 2008 Leadership Tips

Every day we are bombarded by the woes on Wall St. We hear about the greed and excesses of organizations. …

Phelps Phans Pheul Phenomenon

Mary Ann Skipper 2008 Leadership Tips

Saturday was a special day in my neighborhood and city of Baltimore. Our community celebrated the homecoming of Michael Phelps,…

Farewell to a Legend

Mary Ann Skipper 2008 Leadership Tips

We lost a legend when Paul Newman died over the weekend. He was truly a Renaissance man who was an…