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Why do you get up in the morning?  Why do you go to work each day?  It is simply for the paychex?  Or the insurance?  Or is it because you too want to make a difference in the world?  And I would ask you... are you making a difference?  What is it that you are doing each day to ease suffering and empower others.

Let's talk about empowering others.  It comes in all sorts of ways.  As part of my consulting work, i facilitate workshops and retreats, and I love this kind of work because it allows me to see people with appreciative eyes.  When we talk about our superpowers, we are not talking about x-ray vision, or leaping tall buildings, but rather the special strengths we bring to our teams.  The qualities of character or personality we bring to our teams are often characterized are often shrug off as "it's just who we are".

At a recent workshop with a senior team, I asked them what they liked best about their job.  One of...

I had the privilege of starting working in hospice in the early days, the early '80's.  It wasn't so much about death, it was about living.  It was about giving people permission to make their own choices about care.  It was helping families take care of their loved ones.  It was about empowering people to live a full life until the end of their life, and it was such a privilege to be part of the beginnings of that.  My whole life has been a real privilege because of that work.

I got to a point where I thought our brand of leadership, or engagement, of service, could be taken to other places.  So I took the leap of starting The Watershed Group.  We help companies in a number of ways. 

We provide:

• Organizational Assessments
• Organization Redesign to
  • Increase Productivity
  • Cultural Alignment
  • Financial Success
• Executive Recruiting
• Executive Coaching
• Leadership Workshops
• Private Executive Retreats

We also do Talent Management using the ...