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Written by Patricia Burgin

Great Last-Minute Gifts

Fifteen seconds of direct personal acknowledgment are magic. When was the last time someone paused, looked you in the eye and said something to you about your grace or courage in communication, or your heart and attention to detail? That is -  the character stuff that anchors your life and work. It's ... Read More

How the Soviets Made Me a Better Coach . . . Twenty Years Later

In the 1980s, I made several trips into the former Soviet Union to meet and work with students and professional people, and I was there in 1989 when unbelievably, the Berlin Wall fell. The lessons and observations I absorbed in those days shaped my convictions as a coach of leaders and ... Read More