In our society, when you hit 40, you should have “made it” by now. The definition might vary between – improving upon your parents success and ensuring they are taken care of – really hitting it “big” financially – dream house, dream job, white picket fence – gated community and being a member of the […]
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Weekly or bi-monthly stories and tips for surviving your work week. We like to find the humor in our irony, and hope you do, too.
Transforming the Work Week
I want to make a prediction. The workweek as we know it will shift for the corporate masses in the U.S. And I’m not talking about a “work from home day”. With enough studies to prove the ineffectiveness in the office, and enough technology to evolve how we work and collaborate, my prediction is that […]
Channelling Success
There are times in our lives when we are on top of the world. The Gods are on our side and we’ve hit a streak of good fortune. Or we’ve simply found our “zen” and we can relax about the things we cannot control. And then there are times when we’ve hit an all-time low. […]
Being Fair
A couple of years ago, in the midst of a conversation with a fairly large group of people, a long-time friend referred to me as a feminist. The label surprised me. Until then, without having thought about it, I had thought of feminists as extremists, as women who were militant about changing the world. I […]
Gap Year
I was listening to the news and a recent report about high school students skipping a year before starting college. It’s referred to as taking a “gap year”. According to experts, this is highly recommended for many students so they can go into the world and learn more about leadership and empathy. I’ve been thinking […]
Based on a True Story
Last night a group of friends went out for a long overdue get together. We had initially talked about seeing The Wolf of Wall Street or American Hustle, and decided on dinner and drinks instead. When referring to potential Oscar winners, I learned about the Wolf of Wall Street letter (here) and was surprised when […]
Why We Are Time-Starved
Remember your parents telling you to ‘go outside and play’? When’s the last time you heard it? Said it? Thought it? Well I think about it all the time. I dream about the day when unstructured play trumps our over-scheduled child’s lives. Maybe I’m dreaming. But it’s a big contributing factor to why parents today […]
Managing Appearances Part 2
In an earlier blog I shared a story about a boss who was more concerned about managing appearances than delivering quality product. Thus not always pleasing his/her constituents. But what happens when you aren’t really good at neither managing appearances nor pleasing your audience? Seems to me that these are two critical aspects to keeping […]
The Giants Among Us
When sitting down with a past work acquaintance yesterday over coffee, Jim shared some interesting insights about ‘big personalities’ that I thought amusing enough, and true enough, to write about. We both referred to a certain someone whose name won’t be mentioned, but who sees himself as a sort of icon. He asked if it […]
Perspectives
We all have our own version of the truth – good or bad. And sometimes it takes a little nudge to get over any hang ups if your own version has its baggage. My mom had held a grudge for years and years about her mother. She was out of touch and extremely angry when […]
