Category: Book Summaries

LBJ’s “Great Society” 50 Years Later: The Truth about Diversity in Corporate America

Cody as LBJ

Last week, my 11 year-old son, Cody, portrayed Lyndon Baines Johnson as part of his school’s “Wax Museum.”  If you pushed the orange “button” on the wall, he would recite a 60-second speech filled with facts about the former president’s life.

Did you realize that it was fifty years ago today (on May 22, 1964) that LBJ first introduced the concept of the “Great Society” during his commencement speech to University of Michigan graduates?  Central among the goals for the Great Society were the elimination of poverty and racial injustices.  Ultimately, the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a cornerstone for LBJ’s “Great Society” reforms.

So, where are we 50 years later?

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Are you an Out of This World Leader for your family?

This last Sunday marked the 100th anniversary “Mother’s Day.”  Have you ever wondered how Mother’s Day got started?

150 years ago, Anna Jarvis organized a day to raise awareness of poor health conditions in her community—something she thought mothers believed in doing. She called it “Mother’s Work Day.”  After she died, her daughter (also named Anna) wanted to honor all that her mother did.  Anna heard her mother say that one day she hoped someone would make a special day just for mothers.  So Anna worked very hard and even talked to presidents and other leaders to try to create a special day just to honor them.  Finally in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the 2nd Sunday in May as Mother’s Day.

For me, Sunday was a time to reflect on the blessings of my mom and my wife…the mother to our 3 children.  Jennifer and I strive to lead our family like Jesus.  That’s where Ken Blanchard’s 2013 book on powerful parenting principles from the creator of families comes in.

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