Craig Hellier – Medium

Published in ILLUMINATION

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Friends Don’t Let Friends Write Drunk Poetry

What good can come of it? — Don’t Drink and Write! According to the National Poetry Safety Administration* (NPSTA), approximately 10,265 people were involved in alcohol-related poetry in 2019, accounting for 29% of all total poem failures in the United States. It is also estimated that 1.5 million people should have been arrested each of the past…

Poetry On Medium

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Friends Don’t Let Friends Write Drunk Poetry

Poetry On Medium

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Published in ILLUMINATION

·Mar 23

Are Internal Customers Really Customers?

Or are they “just” co-workers? There’s more than one way to skin a cat.* There’s also more than one way to look at any particular challenge or opportunity. By turning the tables and looking at the work we do from the point of view of the customer, we might elevate…

Workplace

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Are Internal Customers Really Customers?

Workplace

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Published in ILLUMINATION

·Mar 21

I’m Never Reading Another Post With “Medium” In The Title

Not even this one. — I need to adjust my feed, apparently. SO tired of the Medium stories: I’m leaving Medium! (Sub-head: I’m an important person and I’m still leaving) I’m staying with Medium! Medium SUCKS! Medium is the greatest thing since sliced bread! I can beat the Medium algorithm! …

Writing

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I’m Never Reading Another Post With “Medium” In The Title

Writing

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Published in The Power of Poetry

·Mar 18

In A Place I Only Dream Of

Where you are mine alone In a place I only dream of Where my soul is always free Indecision wanes The future is within reach Secure in my purpose Confident in my trail Doubt cast aside Full wind in my sails The breezy optimism With nothing to contemplate Of life tracking course No…

Poetry

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Poetry

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Published in ILLUMINATION

·Mar 7

Leadership Styles — Part 3: Intentional Leadership

Let’s face it, we’re all leaders in one way or another. Let’s face it, we’re all leaders in one way or another. It could be that we were anointed with a title and a position in our profession or community. Or, perhaps life and circumstance have thrust us into a…

Leadership

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Leadership

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Published in ILLUMINATION’S MIRROR

·Feb 26

Leadership Styles — Part 2: Human Needs

Let’s face it, we’re all leaders in one way or another. It could be that we were anointed with a title and a position in our profession or community. Or, perhaps life and circumstance have thrust us into a situation that requires us to hone our leadership skills and our…

Leadership

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Leadership

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Published in ILLUMINATION

·Feb 26

Lessons From My Father

Look before you leap.

Fatherhood

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Fatherhood

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Published in The Power of Poetry

·Jan 30

I Cry When It’s Raining

I cry when it’s dark I cry when it’s raining I cry when it’s dark I cry all the time When no one can see my heart My tears washed by rain And hidden in low light An existence diluted by pain Enduring each endless night It’s darkest before dawn But…

Poetry

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Poetry

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Published in ILLUMINATION

·Jan 29

Are You a Compassionate Leader or an Empathetic Leader?

Does empathy matter at work? As a leader, what is the appropriate level of “investment” in being compassionate, and is it really better to think about leadership in terms of empathy? It turns out that compassion is an important, but not the only, component of empathy, “The ability to recognize…

Empathy

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Are You a Compassionate Leader or an Empathetic Leader?

Empathy

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Published in a Few Words

·Jan 12

Can We Get Back To Us?

Whatever that is. Or was. — It’s become all-consuming And all of the day Is spent me presuming It’s all, all going away But to you unknown These tears and cries My despair has grown But not in your eyes As far as you know As far as you see It’s not re-arranged And I am still me…

Poetry

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Poetry

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