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Dr. Rob Pasick’s Leaders Connect Breakfast on September 15, 2017, focused on leadership in the nonprofit sector.  To see the video, click on linkhttps://youtu.be/4CsbVcuFAxg. During this session Neel Hajra, President & CEO of the Ann Arbor Community Foundation, Stephanie Freeth, Nonprofit Strategist and Founder of Adaptive Alternatives LLC, and Dr. Rob Pasick invited the audience to participate in a dialogue that covered the following aspects of leadership in nonprofits: Understanding today’s nonprofit landscape in Washtenaw County How leadership in the …

  Announcing Rob Pasick’s New Journal/Planner:  JOURNAL for Self-Aware:  A Guide for Success in Work and Life In conjunction with his book, Self-Aware: A Guide for Success in Work and Life, Dr. Robert Pasick has created a unique journal/planner to use throughout your day to enhance your efforts to increase your self-awareness. The journal is based on Dr. Pasick’s years of research on how to manage your time and life to be more productive, happier, and healthier. Designed for young adults, but relevant …

  I will always remember September 11, 2001. I will always remember receiving the call from my wife that morning, saying that a plane had hit the towers. I will always remember driving home, trying to grasp the enormity of the tragedy. I will always remember the anguish as worried about our son, Adam, who was a reporter for Reuters in Time Square and often reported from the trade center. I will always remember the relief when we finally heard from …

When U of M running star, Vince Smith, started his nonprofit, Team Gardens (www.teamgardens.org), he not only put “team” in the name, but also partnered with marketing pro, Sonya Sutherland, and several NFL friends from his home town, Pahokee, Florida. We shouldn’t be surprised at this. Even Jim Harbaugh cannot beat “Ohio” alone. One of the myths that people often hold dear is that they are solely responsible for their own success.  But today, there is more and more acceptance …

From my perspective as a psychologist working with families for over 40 years, I believe today’s young couples face more complex challenges than in any previous generation.  Here are some of the factors which make it so difficult for young couples today. Raising children is even more costly, especially at the preschool level. More often than not, both adult members of the family have to manage careers.  Dual career income is usually required to be able to make ends meet. While …

Last week I asked my readers of this blog to share some one-line suggestions  for increasing one’s self awareness. My purpose is to get ideas of prompts to include in a journal on self-awareness.  The journal will be used in conjunction with my book,  Self-Aware:  A Guide for Success in Work and Life, in my class at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. Since there were so many great ideas suggested, and today’s post I’d like …