Happy 2010 everyone! I hope your year is off to a great start. Many of you have asked me to recap the most popular posts from 2009 – so my first posting of 2010 is just that: The Top Ten Between The Lines for 2009!

If you missed any of these, I hope you will read them as well as share them with others who may benefit. As always, I welcome your comments and feedback!

As we embark on this new year together, I encourage you to send me any ideas for topics you would like covered in 2010!

Thank you to each of you for your interest and support and best wishes for a healthy and prosperous new year!

TOP TEN BETWEEN THE LINES FOR 2009

1. Having to always to be right will ultimately prove wrong
2. Taking action – the imperative for each of us
3. That is just so rude
4. Leaning on each other strengthens each other
5. Philanthropy in the broader sense a source of renewal and meaning
6. Initiate, Invest & Engage
7. Alignment, the secret to authentic power
8. Integrity – what it isn’t and what it is
9. Unexpected Heroes
10. Bravery an overlooked leadership quality