Archive for October, 2009

My friend and colleague, Marsha Petrie Sue offers up a hardcore guide for responding instead of reacting in tough times in her new book The Reactor Factor: How to Handle Difficult Work Situations Without Going Nuclear.
Anyone can prevent getting sucked into all the ugliness of the workplace and stop the negative spiral. Here are some [...]

Note: my male readers may need to look at the bigger picture.
On Monday I scheduled a must-needed eyebrow waxing before leaving to speak in New York. The woman I normally go to, Olga, wasn’t available at the time I wanted. Her replacement assured me she was trained in the same manner as Olga and could [...]

A client recently asked me how to she can enjoy waking up and going to work when she knows that as soon as she can, she is going to move on to something new. One of the most difficult parts of making a career move is to avoid feeling like a lame duck at work [...]

The Book–The Compromise Trap: How to Thrive at Work Without Selling Your Soul
Why Read It? Compromises are part of our everyday work lives, but what happens when we start compromising personal values and beliefs?
Author Elizabeth Doty interviewed employees at all levels to learn more about the consequences people face when they enter into devil’s [...]

I am amazed how whatever I need shows up on the Internet in the form of a quote, blog post, or tweet from a friend. I lost my cat last week. On the day my heart hurt the most, a blog from a friend carried this quote:
“Every great loss demands that we choose life again. [...]

I heard a great story on NPR’s Talk of the Nation about the storytelling skill of Ernest Hemingway. When asked if he could write a story in six words, he came back to his challenger the next day with these lines , “For sale. Baby shoes. Never worn.” Although the story you see when [...]