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Download my free ebook, Leadership Skills Learned on the Playground

Now in ebook format: Got Kids? Pack It up!

You asked for it (thank you).  I've created my interactive packing paperback for kids in ebook format!  The link below will take you directly to the site.  You can download immediately. 

Tired of spending money on items you already have but forgot to pack? This ebook gives the kids the fun of "checklisting" over 100 "forget-me-not" items and prevents that waste of money, time and stress. Fifteen (15) topics with pictured items listed under each one helps them learn planning and organization skills but we won't tell them! (adults have used it too!)

The difference between the paperback and the ebook:  ebook does not contain the back of the book "journal/diary" section.

 

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Travel time and the Packing is Easy! a primer for the young trekker

Got Kids?

Have fun on your adventure!!

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Publishers Who's Who

Patricia Wickham is listed in the 16th Edition of Who's Who Publishers; Empowering Executives, Professionals, & Entrepreneurs Around the Globe.

Just in time for graduation- Creating Your Unique Selling Points (USPs) will net you the job you're looking for!

This 44-page instructional guide will hand-hold you through the process of developing an unbeatable individual strategy for the job you want!

 
Management luminary Tom Peters promoted the idea of self-marketing. "We are CEOs of our own companies: Me Inc." Creating your Unique Selling Points (USP) is the genesis to helping you... More > identify your brand. Getting a job is the process of selling oneself as the person (brand) who exceeds the needs of the potential customer, the employer. This blueprint for identifying personal Unique Selling Points will give you the confidence to get the job you want!
 
American poet Dr. Maya Angelou's grandmother once said to her,

"Those who give...get.

Those who learn...teach."

It is with this thought in mind, I authored the book.  Find a quiet space.  Yes, you're going to have to think.  And, quelle horreur, you’ve going to have to write, sometimes longer than 144 characters.  Two great life-learning skills!  Once complete, you'll know what your USPs are.  You might be surprised.  I was.

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From the Pulpit

Love this parting joke from Father today and wanted to share:

One of the questions asked of a 90 year old woman during an interview:  "If you had to choose, would you rather have MS or dementia?"  The woman paused for a minute and then responded:  "MS".  "Why?" asked the interviewer.  She replied:  "It would be sad to lose a drop of wine from my glass.  It would be worse if I couldn't remember where the bottle was!"

Go in Peace.

A.I.M. - All Inclusive Management - a child's perspective

You are familiar with the verse "and a child shall lead them".  I spent the weekend with my grandchild.  She  gave me several porcelain dolls as Christmas gifts.  There was quite a variety - small, large, brunettes, blondes, etc. 

One of the conversations we had (she is 7 going on 31) was a "mean girls" story.  It seems she is being harassed by one of the "popular" girls in her classroom.  One day the girl is nice, the next day mean. 

You know someone like that at work.  Suffering from either a low self-esteem or having been belittled as children, "mean folks" project the negative behavior when they are older.  We have created an entire section of the Human Resource department entitled "diversity" to ensure the proper behavior for our ever-changing environment.  Rather than focus on differences, we must focus on our similarities.

We placed all the dolls on my hotel bed and I asked her to sort the dolls as many ways as she could focusing on the things that the dolls had in common.  Some of the ones she came up with are pictured below.  There were more, I just wanted to give examples.

the group



wearing blue dresses

brunettes

blondes

wearing white shoes

on pedestals

both sides of the spectrum

wearing hats

Creating the scenarios and the dialogue made her feel better and more prepared for the next time she had to deal with the "mean girl".  If you have boys, use cars or trucks to create the same opportunity for understanding all-inclusive.mangement skills.

It is important to know for all of our uniqueness, there are more things that make us the same.  Those are the characteristics we need to focus on when dealing with people and understanding interpersonal management styles.