Archive for January, 2013

Leadership Lessons from Abraham Lincoln

The recent movie “Lincoln”  reminds us of his legacy and remarkable accomplishments.  He saved the Union and abolished slavery.  He kept to his vision despite innumerable setbacks, and  much death and destruction.  Lincoln has been the subject of much admiration and study in leadership circles, and is discussed in a recent article in the NY Times by Nancy Koehn.

1.  Lincoln always looked forward and inspired Americans to a higher  course and a purpose that is larger than themselves.  He listened  to a variety of  ...

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“Women on the Move” Interview Airing this week

I  was recently interviewed by Jennifer Matilsky for her series on “Women on the Move.” The show will air on Saturday from 4:00-4:30 on Newstalk Radio 1160 in Atlanta.  For those of you outside of Atlanta, you can watch on-line NewsTalk 1160 The Talk of the Town  or by downloading the Newstalk 1160 app on your phone.

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Employers Continue to Add Jobs

The Labor Department reported on Friday that American employers added 155,000 jobs in December, continuing the slow pace of growth over the past year.

The biggest gains were in health care, food services, construction and manufacturing, with the latter two probably helped by  the rebuilding in the Northeast  after Hurricane Sandy. Government payrolls fell modestly once again.

The unemployment rate was 7.8 percent, the same as the revised rate for  November.

Over the course of 2012, the country added 1.8 million jobs, despite ...

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