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Fresh IdeasSeptember 29, 2011
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While Dave is in Vegas this week at the ICF Conference, I thought I'd take this opportunity to share a few thoughts on Pa Ingalls and handling stressful situations. Really!

"All's well that ends well"
was a phrase that Ma and Pa Ingalls frequently used on their adventurous and dangerous journey west, towards a better life for themselves and their family.  Ma and Pa, for those of you who don't remember, are the beloved parents of writer Laura Ingalls Wilder in the Little House on the Prairie series. 
Ingalls Family
The Charles Ingalls Family

As I read this collection to my nine and eleven year old daughters, I was frequently amazed at how industrious and downright smart Ma and Pa were throughout their travels.  Being smart, I am sure, was a prerequisite for a successful rural pioneering farm life in the late 1800's. 

Ma and Pa seemed to always know the obvious, especially in trying situations. But how do WE know what to do when things go wrong?

This is where you might expect me to share my "Top 10 Lessons we learned from Pa Ingalls", however, for those of you who have experienced the coach approach,  you know that's not where this is going.  Instead, consider these questions, because the answers rest within you. 


Take care, 

Paula
                                
Paula Nicholson, BA, MBA
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Highlights from the Telegraph Journal column Leadership Unleashed...
Building Business & Capacity in New Brunswick
Leadership Unleashed Header I find it hard to believe that the enthusiastic, energetic, and inspiring woman sitting across from me during this interview was slated to retire from her 30 year profession in September 2010. That retirement never happened. Instead, Roxanne Fairweather (with Dave Grebenc) made a bold Roxanne Fairweather Portraitmove and purchased Innovatia, the company she had been leading for over 10 years.

Described as a confident visionary, Roxanne, now president and CEO of Innovatia, has a simple business philosophy - customers and employees first. With over 30 successful years in the telecommunications and knowledge industry, she is recognized as one of Atlantic Canada's most accomplished business executives.

    
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