April 9, 2011 Last night I witnessed that rare quality in a leader, humility.  I attended the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organizations’ Foundation Gala in Washington DC.  There were lights and flowers and diamonds and glamor.  The nations’ hospice leaders and donors were decked out in their finery to give out awards and celebrate. …

In my work as a consultant I have the good fortune to meet and interview all types of people.  I interview everyone from Board members, community leaders, internal staff, housekeepers to executives.  It is always my delight when I meet someone who is “real”; someone who is comfortable in their own skin, with a sensibility …

Welcome to the inaugural blog of Acknowledgings.com!  The aim of this blog is to offer perspectives on what it takes to be a great leader, what it takes to be a great human being and what it takes to enjoy your life.  Because it seems to me that if you enjoy all aspects of your …