One of the major highlights of my recent trip to New Zealand was meeting and interacting with the local people (AKA Kiwis) in an up-close and personal way. My husband and I had the priviledge of staying in the home of two wonderful Kiwis while visiting a small rural community near Wanganui. […]
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I haven’t added a blog post in the past couple of weeks because I was taking a break from routine and visiting the North Island of New Zealand. My husband and I were travelling with a group that included the men’s and women’s rugby teams from the University of California at Santa Barbara. […]
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When I was working as a manager in corporate America, I was discouraged from being too ‘touch-feely’ in my dealings with employees, customers, and management. I was instructed by my management to be ‘all business’ at work, stick to the facts, and use critical thinking skills to make decisions. I never felt quite right about […]
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Does it pay to be one of the companies featured in Fortune magazine’s annual list of the 100 Best Companies To Work For in America? According to Alex Edmans, finance professor at the University of Pennsylvania, the answer is a definite “YES.” Professor Edmans found that the stock returns of companies cited as […]
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Join me and hundreds of other business people from across the Southeast U.S. on April 29, 2008 at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis for the Prism Award event and educational program. The Georgia Coach Association presents the Prism award annually to celebrate organizational excellence through coaching.
In its third year, this year’s PRISM organizers were overwhelmed […]
I just finished reading The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss and I loved it! Order it now by clicking on the picture of the cover. I think the message will resonate with a lot of Americans who have grown weary of the daily grind of hard work (and too little play). I […]
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I just read the results of an interesting survey of 1,215 full- and part-time workers who were asked to rate how they felt about their jobs using this unusual 5-point scale:
I like my job so much I’d marry it
I like my job enough I’d date it seriously
It’s OK, I’d date it casually
I don’t like it, […]
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I found this quote today by Albert Einstein and wanted to share it. Perhaps it will inspire you as it did me.
A human being is a part of the whole, called by us the “Universe,” a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts, and feelings as something separated from the rest […]
I recently met a very intelligent and competent professional woman who asked me why she was being passed over for promotion at work by less talented and less dedicated male co-workers. After talking with her for about five minutes, I had a hunch. I asked her what she did to get noticed by the […]
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Remember in the movie Forrest Gump when Forrest is sitting on the park bench, talking with an older lady and eating chocolates from a big box? At one point he tells the woman, “Mama always said life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get.” I think […]
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