Thanksgiving is already here. Can you believe it? Where has the time gone? Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. It reminds us to give thanks: for all that we have received accomplished in the past year relationships that we have Papp’s Thanksgiving Day Wish May your time be spent with families and friends [...]
Teamwork Spans 2 Continents- Jefferson Tribune
October 27, 2011 Teamwork spans two continents Fourth-grade girls get kick out of helping African soccer team Author: Adrienne Luther nt@newstribune.com Section: Local Page: 9 Article Text: When Peter Sarpong came to the United States 12 years ago, he brought with him more than soccer tips. Sarpong, a representative for Metlife Insurance, visits Jefferson City [...]
Old as New Leadership
I recently had the privilege of babysitting my nephews over the weekend. Two twin 9 yr olds and a 3 yr. old. We went to the park and then to the toy store. I couldn’t help but notice all the “old school” toys. They had a section for Star Wars, Transformers, Power Rangers, Legos, Nerf [...]
The Importance of HR
I recently had the opportunity to attend the 2011 HR Tampa Expo. Anytime I can hear good speakers and meet good people, I jump on the opportunity. Like many of you reading this that are not in HR…I had my preconceived notions as to what HR did or didn’t do. After spending a day w/ [...]
Leaders Disarm w/ Humor
I recently overheard my pop’s phone conversation. It went something like this Pop -“No, I’ll give you 16min. and not 15.” “How you like that?” As he was talking to a friend regarding when he was going to pick her up: She said something like “I’ll be ready in 15 min” When he hung up [...]




