by Mary Henton | Jul 24, 2020 | Learning
Perhaps now (July, 2020) more than ever, we live in a time of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA). It’s not just our organizations that are trying to navigate the turbulent waters of VUCA. It’s our families, schools, social services, and...
by Mary Henton | Jul 19, 2020 | Learning
Yesterday the world lost a great leader: Representative John Lewis. The loss sits heavy on my heart. In these times of division, cruelty, and hatred, we need the leadership of John Lewis. We need the moral courage of John Lewis. “When you see something that is not...
by Mary Henton | Jun 5, 2020 | Learning
This is the question Jim Wallis asks Whitney Parnell at the beginning of their conversation on the podcast, The Soul of The Nation. What a powerful and fitting question. Certainly for these times. Maybe for all times. It’s a better question than “How are you?” We’ve...
by Mary Henton | Jun 2, 2020 | Learning
At 6am I rolled out of bed and pulled on jeans and a tee shirt to tend to the garden. My heart was heavy. It has been for many days. I’m not alone. Sorrow rages against the early summer skies these days. But this morning, clouds drifted across the morning sky, and...
by Mary Henton | May 6, 2020 | Learning
The maple trees that stand guard outside my house have replaced their lemon-colored hairnets of buds with a spray of green. Soon they will don their emerald crowns. A downy woodpecker, grackle, and chickadee take turns feeding at the suet cake. Yesterday I realized...
