Author: Kitty Allen

One of my passions is art, specifically great masterpieces by artists such as Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Monet, and Seurat, to name just a few. And if I spend time at The Met or The Art Institute, I want to know that the beauty I am taking in is the real deal. The original, not a reproduction. … Continue reading Day 45 Freakin’ magic in the making…

This morning Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow so I guess we’re in for another 6 weeks of winter. Conversely Buckeye Chuck did not see his shadow so may the best groundhog win! One of my favorite movies is Groundhog Day with the incomparable Bill Murray starring as Phil Conner, a self-centered/other controlling TV weatherman who … Continue reading Day 33 God and Arthur…(and Groundhog Day)

I believe life is a gift. I’ve been blessed to see new life come into the world through my beloved children and grandchild. And I’ve journeyed the hard path of walking through the end of life with my loved ones. I am always aware of the brevity of life. Every breath reminds me of that…which … Continue reading Day 22 Zoe…

In life I’ve chosen the different road. Not out of willfulness, but rather out of my CORE. I’m not normal…and have been aware of that from a young age. I’m cool with that, in fact. I can cite chapter and verse of the inflection points in my life when I faced a choice regarding the … Continue reading Day 4: CORE-centered and self-controlling…

I made a new friend on Delta #2786.  I sat down in 11C ready to head home from ATL after a blessed yet very full week of meetings, presentations, strategy sessions, etc. I was happy, fulfilled, and tired. Really tired, to be honest. Physically and mentally. It’s a Q4 reality for those of us in organizational … Continue reading Leaders…Build Room to Build NextGen Leaders

As a lifelong learner I’ve had the blessed gift of having great teachers in my life. The best have been the most curious. They each had an insatiable drive to know more and to learn and apply what they learned. One of my heroes was my grandmother, ‘Gogi’ (appellation derived from her eldest grandchild, my … Continue reading Day 212 – Laureates…

The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark. – Thomas Paine.  Experience is a great teacher… learn from it is the theme of today’s entry.  This week as I’ve had the privilege of building into amazing front lines leaders of a most worthy cause for life, I again was reminded of the power of our story. … Continue reading Day 211 – Experience…

Leading is never easy. Not by design nor in reality. With all the blessings, fulfillment, challenge, and in some commercial spheres, the remuneration, that come with leadership … there is a  price to pay. The other aspect to leadership is…Betrayal.  Betrayal is a price to pay that most leaders don’t expect to experience up front. And most … Continue reading Day 210 – Betrayal…