dr. thea lobell: organizational development consultant, speaker, & retreat leader

    As a management consultant, I am brought in to help organizations perform at a higher level. When I interview employees, they usually fall into 2 categories:  little dogs and big dogs. Little dogs are yippy and focused on bringing attention to themselves. Big dogs are confident in their abilities and results. Consequently, they [...]

In 1997, Just Between Friends was created in a living room in Tulsa, Oklahoma, when President Shannon Wilburn, a mother of two young children, and her friend Daven Tackett hosted a sale, while inviting 17 friends to be consignors. Promoted only in their neighborhood, the gross sales reached approximately $2,000. That’s when the idea caught [...]

You can’t give what you don’t have. It’s common sense. Leadership, counseling, and management skills can be represented by money in a checking account. You would not write a check for $10,000 on an account with a balance of $5,200. Yet, every day, many of us focus on helping others without thinking about our own [...]