Did he just say “boobies” in an article posted to LinkedIn? (double meaning – it’s a sea bird. Yep, he was being IRONIC). I wonder, would I ever use that word in or out of context or would I need some cojones? A friend was asking me why I thought women’s equality was getting more media […]
Archive | Fireside Chats
Creating meaningful conversations around work situations. With enough interest, these might turn into community chats at a local coffee shop.
Makers
Earlier I was talking about rebranding feminism and I think it’s finally right in front of me. M A K E R S – Women who make America – on the PBS site. MAKERS: Women Who Make America tells the remarkable story of the most sweeping social revolution in American history, as women have asserted their rights to […]
A Glimmer of Hope
I am SO behind the times when I only learn of this site today and realize it started last October. http://feministryangosling.tumblr.com Imagine – a sort of funny idea for a group of college friends turns into a viral narrative because it’s funny to think of Ryan Gosling as a feminist. And she actually nailed it. […]
What We Can Learn From Pop Culture
If there is one thing that pop culture has taught me, it’s that the one-liner quips on T.V. can often be ridden with deep and relatable meaning. I was watching Glee, (shocking, I know) and there was a line that resonated immediately with the pain of being dumped by my employer. “Let me give you […]
The American Dream – Freedom or Bondage?
Today I had a moment I’m not proud of. I was talking to accounts payable at my former employer about my final pay stubs so I knew what my final 401K amount was and whether the company match was vested (it wasn’t) or whether vacation was paid out (it wasn’t), and I was feeling choked […]
Zappos CEO – Happiness Means Firing?
By Agent M1 on December 7, 2012 in Fireside Chats, Riffs & Ideas, Weekly Survival, Work Life Balance
Now Tony Hsieh, he’s a CEO who has nailed happiness. He has preached how to ensure employees are happy at work, and why it’s important to create a culture of happiness for employee productivity and company success. He’s received a lot of attention over his book. And yet… I just saw a blog post where he […]
Common Misunderstandings
Yesterday was probably the worst day I’ve experienced at my new job so far. My boss wanted to share a chart with me that showed our process and, as he walked through where we (my group) fit in, my eyes stopped at two words written in bold. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. My mind shut down and my […]
Avoiding Hotel California
Remember those famous lyrics from the Eagles, You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave? As a manager, how do we avoid giving our employees the feeling that they are on one yellow brick road, and it’s called Hotel California? At Company Z, I was informed by my youngest colleague […]
Efficiency is Killing Me
I value my time a lot. Part of this may be due the fact that I run a business and I must be efficient to be profitable. But I believe most of it is just my nature. So, I was (to put it mildly) extremely annoyed the other day when I was standing in the […]
Have Baggage, Will Travel
Leaving is a process. I suppose it comes with about as much baggage as my collection of suitcases. First, there is the “leaving behind” of things. Client work. Unfinished proposals. Deals not yet closed. Unresolved feelings that, frankly, won’t be fixed any time soon. And then there are the people. They are family, really. It’s […]
