What if your job is to conquer 3rd world problems globally, yet you walk by the same homeless guy every day who’s camped outside your local (U.S.) office? It’s a clear reminder that you have your very own 3rd world problems at home, but the minute you enter the safe haven of a beautifully and expensively designed office […]
Tag Archives | humanity
Is it just me, am I lucky, or am I average?
The other night, apres-ski, a group of friends sat next to a fire debating the future of our girls, when rape is still just as prevalent and there are girls as young as 12 and 13 who feel peer-pressure to perform sexual acts to boys at parties. As parents, during our debate, we reflected back on our own […]
Better Human, Better Leader
Ever since a Syfy Network T.V. series came out, “Being Human”, I’ve thought a lot about that theme in life, at work and in leadership (without ever watching the series, sorry Syfy!) Those two words together are poetry to me, synchronous with kindness and humility in the world today, and something in its meaning is lost in the way […]
Catalytic Agent and Authentic Leader
#IHaveADream2016 Martin Luther King Jr. once called himself a catalytic agent for change, dreaming of creating a society that is color-blind, and focused on being a national humanitarian (U.S. issues including poverty) rather than fighting a civil war in Vietnam that was costing over a million lives and billions of dollars. When this day comes around, I am repeatedly shocked […]
Homelessness – Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Today I was browsing my email and finally making time to read the plethora of newsletters to which I subscribe. With a few more clicks, I landed at this blog. I read it, tears streaming down my face, and felt it was worth the read for all who care to. http://www.marysplaceseattle.org/blog/i-dont-live-anywhere-we-live-outside/ Excerpt: The bus ride […]
Why Speed Matters
Many of us have experienced the importance of efficiency and speed in the workplace. We can blame technology for most (or all) of it. Email replaced phone calls and fax machines. It literally changed the expectation of communications to working around the clock. versus time zone specific. Here’s an argument for how speed is destroying […]
Resolving Capitalism with Humane Workplaces
After listening to a favorite college professor share insights from a project she undertook tracking women from former East Berlin when the wall came down, I’ve been thinking a lot about how much a socialist society like the former DDR (Deutsche Demokratische Republik in German, or German Democratic Republic in English) supported humanity, while also […]
Making Products for the 1%
I’ve been thinking about a product I’m in the process of co-developing and whether our target audience at retail are yummie mummies or simply the 1%. I had a sudden moment of brilliance (m.0.b.) when I thought about how unique that idea was – making products for the 1%. (mpft1) And then I remembered. Oh […]
Celebrity: Good or Bad?
Are you indifferent to celebrities, or does the thought of meeting certain celebrities make you giddy? Or maybe it’s not a hollywood celebrity you care about, it’s recognition for professional accomplishments and the idea of making a difference that matters? A client and I were discussing the CEO of her company and his desire to […]
