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“It is not happy people who are thankful, but it is thankful people who are happy” – this is a quote I saw some time back, and it has remained with me. Matt Lundquist, an author writes, “What makes gratitude meaningful isn’t the intensity of it but the specificity of...

"While leadership is important everywhere in the world, the way that people actually lead can differ by region. Many researchers have examined what good leadership looks like in Western cultures, but leadership in most of Africa has not been explored in much depth....

As I contemplated what I was going to write in my article for the MCA blog for this week, I could not help but reflect on the rather challenging month that March has been for members of the MCA team and family. One member of our team tragically lost his oldest child...

We live in a world of constant change and at accelerated speeds. As a result, a lot of people today struggle with balance. There are many things that dem and our commitment such that it can be difficult to achieve balance. Balance can best be described as the even...

You must have a solid foundation if you intend to have a strong superstructure – Gordon B. Hinckley There was a time someone close to me ended up doing jail time for a couple of poor decisions he took. For close to two months, he would not see visitors. Just when...

Seismic Airgun blasting is a controversial method used in searching for oil and gas deposits under the seabed. On Thursday last week, Chris Oliver, a Trump administration official, was testifying at a natural resources sub-committee meeting on the threats posed to...

One of the most powerful and inexpensive motivators readily available to every leader or supervisor is Recognition. When a supervisor appreciates the good performance of employees, there is the tendency for the employees to feel good about themselves. Self-confidence...

How many of us know our people? I mean, really know them? Their strengths, their weaknesses, their passions, their desires? Do we know when they are having an off day, or when they are really in the zone? For many leaders, these are some hard questions to answer...

Some years ago, we were moving to a new house and as a new couple, we were very excited. We decided to refurbish the couches of the chairs in our living room so that it would look nice and new. The task was given to a gentleman I will name Zorad, who was recommended...

If there is one word I find nobody feels neutral about, it’s the word TRUST. Everyone seems to have an opinion, and everyone has stories to tell that lead to their opinions. Confucius is known to have said: “I wouldn’t know what to do with someone whose word cannot be...

“Your life is happening right now: Don’t let procrastination take over your life. Be brave and take risks” – Roy T Bennett On the afternoon of Tuesday 15th January 2019, the journey of life on earth was brought to an abrupt end for 21 innocent people who were killed...