I produced an event this past weekend when I encountered a personality type that reminded me of my salad days in corporate offices: the person who doesn’t like to be told what to do. And truth be told, who does? Since this person volunteered as a greeter, I suggested that she stand near the venue…
Dealing With People Who Don’t Take Direction
Meet A Mentor: Marjorie
Nearly 40% of our users work in technology. So I jumped at the chance to persuade Marjorie to join our mentor network. She is a former senior executive at Verizon where she developed, built, and operated new products and technologies with high performing teams. Today she serves on non-profit boards, advises startups, and inspires me…
Inspired By: Gilda Radner
I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Fame changes a lot…
5 Ways To Handle Change In The Workplace
Last week a reader asked, “What is change? Is it really good or bad? Or is it just a perception?” By way of background, this person just got restructured into a new sales position with a new boss. How we feel about the change can be a source of personal anxiety and stress: What does…
3 Videos To Boost Your Mid-day Mood
Awhile back, I read that Wednesdays are the most miserable day of the week according to researchers. So what better day to publish a little mentor moment? In that same spirit, we also collected our three favorite feel good videos this week. Get your smile on. Happy hump day! The World Is Just Awesome Yes,…
Inspired By: Grace Lee Boggs
Real poverty is the belief that the purpose of life is acquiring wealth and owning things. Real wealth is not the possession of property but the recognition that our deepest need, as human beings, is to keep developing our natural and acquired powers to relate to other human beings. Women’s leadership in the public sphere…
How To Be Less Emotionally Reactive At Work
Whether we admit it or not, the workplace is an emotional war zone based on the sheer fact that it is comprised of humans. Our emotions are intertwined with our well-being and are often a function of our everyday experiences. Some would even argue that it is these emotions that carry us to and through…