LINDA LATTIMORE

There was a time when I was clear about the meaning of leadership, in all its forms. In high school we learned about dictators, kings and queens, fascists, communists, socialists and capitalists. The word became trendy and we started hearing about servant leaders and transformational leaders which sounded great in theory. But, I dare say that even Hitler was a transformational leader – nothing was ever the same after his arrival on the scene. Transformation isn’t always p

Mother’s Day is around the corner and for most, it will be unlike any we have experienced before. Some of us will have a full nest with students who have returned home jarring our well-oiled routines, others will feel a deep sense of loneliness because of the inability to spend time with offspring or parents. Regardless of how this day unfolds, I find that as it approaches, I always reflect about what motherhood means to me – what I learned from my mother and how it impacted