“The Giving Prescription”

Today’s post comes from Courtney Clark. Courtney is a cancer survivor and brain aneurysm survivor.  At the same time Courtney was dealing with her health crises, she founded the nonprofit Austin Involved. For her work in the community, Courtney has been honored with the Leadership Austin Ascendant Award, and was also recognized by Austin Monthly magazine Read More …

Texas Conference for Women: Leyma Gbowee’s Reminder that IT IS POSSIBLE

Today’s blog post by Ana-Cristina González is the fifth in our series about the 2013 Texas Conference for Women. Make sure to check out the first,second, third, and fourth blogs in the series. Come back next Tuesday to read the next blog in this series! Ana-Cristina is the Director of Stewardship and Development for Saint William’s Catholic Church in Round Rock. She holds a BS in Read More …

Leaders are Different

I started my day by reading this article entitled “Why and How Leaders are Different,” by Mark Miller, author of “The Heart of Leadership: Becoming a Leader People Want to Follow.” The article reinforced everything I believe about leadership. One of the foundational ideas of Miller’s books is this: “Leaders are different and the difference is their HEART. It affects everything Read More …