My Great Aunt Edith lived to be 96. She died 7 years ago. Until the very end, she got up every day. She lived for more than a decade in senior housing. She dressed herself. She walked, or as my kids would say, she scuffled. She gave, she listened, she loved. She smiled at Read the full article…
Ok – so I’ve challenged you to think about whether or not you’re stealing from your company when it comes to the sharing of data and information. (Here is the blog if you need a refresher: Are You Stealing ‘Widgets’ From Work?) …If your answer to this question is a definite ‘no!’ then you must Read the full article…
At holiday gatherings, my family of origin played word games (video games hadn’t been invented yet). It’s natural, then, that I’d use words to facilitate your fantastic family festivities. Here are a few words related to work, work groups, and celebrations. (Some definitions are taken from the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. Others, Read the full article…
This morning I attended a breakfast with like-minded professionals. The conversation drifted to holiday office parties and career gaffes we’ve seen through the years. So here is my gift to you . . . a few norms that may not be in the employee handbook. Keep in mind, the annual office party is a business Read the full article…
Good Observation Skills Can Give Us Valuable Information beyond What Is Being Said We spend much of our lives in various kinds of groups, but many of us seldom take the time to observe, discuss, and try to understand what is happening within them. The ability to evaluate group behavior will help us become more Read the full article…
Last year at Thanksgiving, I wanted the focus of the meal to be around gratitude. Remembering an exercise I learned in graduate school, I modified it to fit my family and it was a huge success. I am sharing it with you and your family as my gift to you this Thanksgiving. Part I Read the full article…
My son Josh taught my daughter Katie about Luck Surface Area. It is a concept coined by Jason Roberts from techzinglive.com. Katie gave this example of Luck Surface Area. Imagine that every person begins life with a dartboard and one dart. Some of the dartboards are the size of a pin head, while others are the size of a football field. The dart is their luck, Read the full article…
When a man is outspoken and direct in the workplace he is often described as passionate or ambitious. Men in the workplace are not first judged in a personal way, first considering whether he is kind or friendly and second deciding if he is capable. Why then, are women so often judged this way? Like Read the full article…
I have had both the joy and the opportunity to vacation in Nags Head, NC for the past 23 years. This year, we decided to go parasailing. While being suspended, I was able to see the island of Nags Head as an island. I saw the Kitty Hawk dunes where the Wright Brothers launched their Read the full article…
Have you ever gotten mail or phone call telling you that you’ve won a cruise or timeshare? Likely you have. And likely you hung up the call or discarded the letter in the trash as ‘junk-mail’ without giving it a second thought. Then again – if you had entered into the Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes Read the full article…
