Irish voters will take up a referendum this Saturday to decide whether or not to surrender their parental rights to the government. The referendum would insert a “child rights” amendment into the Irish constitution and open families up to forced adoptions and the use of the “best interests of the child” standard in “all proceedings.”
Cultures and organizations do not change without strong leadership. While many leadership books focus on management or administration, the central focus of “The Conviction to Lead” is on changing minds.
I’m writing this at 9 p.m. on election night, so I don’t know who’s going to win, but by the time you read this, you’ll probably know. I’m watching people meltdown on Twitter and Facebook, and it’s making me think about the relationship between politics and culture. No matter who wins, many of my readers will be thrilled, and just as many will be depressed. Either way, it’s worth remembering Scottish politician Andrew Fletcher’s quote: “Let me write the songs of a nation: I don’t care who writes its laws.”
Sevierville, TN– Excitement is still running rampant from last year’s Operation Christmas Blessing where 2,000 hand-made Christmas cards were prepared by the ladies of the Iris B. Vest Widows Ministry Center.
