LiveBlogging from the closing session:
I've made it a daily habit lately because I have a hard time with it: Encourage the Heart. I grew up with the idea that things were expected, you did it because you were supposed to and there wasn't a lot of thank you. It was inspiring to me to find out how inspiring it was to get a thank you.
[Barry sent Jim a poster with a zebra on it] it says, "good is not enough when you dream of being great." I framed that posted and put it above my desk. So we started giving out zebra awards at my company. That was a turning point for me to Encourage the Heart. I wake up every morning and express gratitude. Wake up and say what you are grateful for--when you make a habit of that it is easy to thank other people.
Barry: It is interesting to hear Jim say that is his challenge, because working with him, I feel like I am not up to his standard for saying thank you and encouraging the heart. I think it is one of his strong suits.
For myself, the one that is most challenge is Inspiring a Shared Vision. Every time we are writing about it, we start with our own experience and our own struggles . . . as Dean as Santa Clara University, I think about my vision. My vision has to do with good enough never is and we should be doing things better, but we don't always know what that should be. It's easy to get people excited about working with young people of any age. I don't always feel like a great spokesperson for higher education and my vision for higher education.
--posted by Deb Nasitka
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