My Apothecary Collection
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- Written by Karen Smith-Will
- Parent Category: Research
- Category: Vintagativity
Collecting apothecary began for me as a way to honor and remember my 3rd great-grandfather, Dr. Daniel G. Sterling, surgeon in the US Army during the Civil War, and pharmacist in Richmond, Virginia (his house and office), at the eponymous Sterling Drug Store on Church Street in Norfolk, VA.
Balance ⚖️ in Leadership: Inspiring vs. Inflicting pain
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- Written by Karen Smith-Will
- Category: Coaching & Consulting
A decade ago, I asked this question: "[H]ow can parents--think coaches, leaders--push just enough to inspire, but not enough to inflict pain? I'm not being rhetorical here."
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Life Savers™️ & Servant Leadership
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- Written by Karen Smith-Will
- Parent Category: Research
- Category: Life Savers: 100+ Years of Sweetness
This article is actually a really meaningful one for me. My masters is in Leadership, and Servant Leadership was one focus of my research. So it was pretty exciting to discover a leader from Life Savers had written about this topic! I guess you could call this article my book report on Cheryl Bachelder's Dare to Serve: How to Drive Superior Results by Serving Others.
When were the Arts Added to Science? STEaM
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- Written by Karen Smith-Will
- Category: The Consulting Arts
Subtitle: A Timeline for the Transition from STEM to STEaM
Tonight, I was inspired to research the ultimate inclusion of the arts into the STEM* domain...vis a vis, "STEaM." While the "a" refers to "the arts," there is an implicit expectation that the arts involves creativity that is anticipated to fuel critical thinking that results in innovation.
Valutivity's Companies/Products
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- Written by Karen Smith-Will
- Parent Category: Coaching & Consulting
- Category: Main
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