This is not the first time an unarmed, non-threatening, Black man was killed at the hands of White police officers, resulting in nationwide protests. It is the first time I learned about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre*, where the bustling predominantly Black neighborhood, known not only for its strong business district, but also the hospitals and schools, was nearly [...]
Curated Resources for Leading and Living in a Time of Coronavirus Update: September 2020 Wow, times are certainly strange, at least from my vantage point. Every region of the country is managing this crisis differently, which means more complexity. In our area of the country, we have some schools in full-remote mode (with the [...]
Finding the space to think, let alone reflect on that thinking, seems in short supply (at least for me). Some people meditate; others journal; I find my most reflective and thoughtful moments come while out running the tree-lined streets of my neighborhood. Whether at dawn, or in the blazing sun of a noon-time run, there [...]
What a colorful lens we each look through, or perhaps it’s not as colorful as we think. It was a privilege to spend a recent Saturday with engineering students at the Virginia Tech Torgersen Leadership Summit and a reminder of how much our experiences shape our thinking, our decision making, our everything. Nostalgia [...]
