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Prestige is What We Preserve
We talk a lot about the future, about innovation, growth, and what comes next. We celebrate the new, reward disruption, and move quickly past what no longer feels current. But here’s an uncomfortable question we rarely ask: What does our rush forward say about how we value the people who carried us here? Progress without memory isn’t progress at all. It’s amnesia. Every family, every institution, every career stands on sacrifices that rarely make the highlight reel. Time giv

Selvin Basden
Jan 182 min read
Renewal, Resolve and the Reality of Fresh Starts
The start of a new year is almost always framed as a clean slate, a fresh start, a new beginning. It is the season of bold intentions and well-meaning promises; of resolutions we proudly declare and quietly hope will hold. Our inboxes and timelines fill with inspiration, motivation, and reminders that this is the moment when everything can finally change. Sound familiar? There is something deeply appealing about the idea that, with the turn of a calendar page, we can shed ye

Selvin Basden
Jan 23 min read


Leadership in a Crisis!
I am consumed by the idea, demonstration, and study of leadership. I always thought that the ability of people to engage individuals in a...

Selvin Basden
Jul 8, 20243 min read


This One is for Everyone Else...
Have you ever wondered why emotionally intelligent leaders are effective? I know, I know, it is important to point out that emotional...

Selvin Basden
Oct 31, 20214 min read


It's a choice, but not in the way you think!
It has been a while since the last time I wrote a blog. The challenge has not been a lack of material or perspective and opinion to...

Selvin Basden
Jul 25, 20213 min read


Make Fairness a Fact!
What does it take to really achieve equality? OK, maybe that question is too broad, how about this one; What does it take to achieve...

Selvin Basden
Apr 5, 20214 min read


This Pandemic Thing: It Cuts Both Ways!
Honestly, so much time has passed since I last posted anything, I felt it was important to correct that. The reality is that while many...

Selvin Basden
Feb 7, 20214 min read


Make the Effort & Step Up!
Being from a small country in the shadow of the United States, it is very easy to get caught up in the goings-on of the world, from a...

Selvin Basden
Aug 15, 20203 min read


Transformation through Transition
For the record, I am not a major fan of gardening, I am not a vicious proponent of the anti-gardening wing of anything. I just never...

Selvin Basden
Jul 23, 20203 min read


Understanding the Understated Aspects of Leadership in A Crisis
I am consumed by the idea, demonstration, and study of leadership. I always thought that the ability of people to engage individuals in a...

Selvin Basden
Apr 13, 20203 min read
Fostering Emotional Healing in an Uncertain Time...
Last December, I got the opportunity to really focus on building memories with family, friends, and colleagues as we embraced our mutual...

Selvin Basden
Mar 29, 20202 min read
A Heart to Serve...
When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. walked the face of this planet, he espoused a set of virtues that called for us to be better stewards of...

Selvin Basden
Jan 19, 20202 min read
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