Remembering the kindness of strangers – September 11
I have never publicly shared what happened after I crossed the bridge but I want to share this year. As I celebrate love and union in Brooklyn, I remember compassion, and unity, after such a horrible event changed our lives forever.
Trust, Accountability, Empowerment: All that matters
Building relationships based on respect People who have worked with me before have heard me on this particular soapbox quite a bit and for those I will suggest maybe they don’t need to read this particular blog. There will be nothing new here. That said, it is perhaps because I continue to hear stories from […]
Ready. Aim. Do it. (New Beginning)
A New Beginning Every day is a new beginning. All of life provides opportunities for new beginnings. Whatever has gone wrong, or right, in your life, you can begin again. Jonathan L. Huie New beginnings can be nerve wrecking. You spend years building a team, finding the people you can trust to get things done […]
Life Lessons (Guest Blog by Robert Acton)
Guest Blog Connections Life Lessons from Rob Acton – My aspiration is less about reaching a particular job and more about “becoming”.
Aim for life connections instead of networking
My soapbox: Aim for life connections I met someone this afternoon with whom I truly felt an immediate connection. It was scheduled to be a “career conversation” but instead was an open introduction, over tea, and very casual. The conversation reminded me of a question someone asked me recently: “How can I get better […]
Yet another blog about Change!
Change! or … Building Airplanes in the Air EDS (now part of HP of course) ran a fantastic ad campaign years ago that highlighted how they help businesses manage through periods of major transformation. My favorite was called “Airplane” and showed a team of employees working on building a new airplane in the air. Yep, […]
Top Traits: Fun to Work With
Top Traits: Defining the perfect employees Let’s face it, for most people work is a means to an end. You work so that you can eat, keep your brain active, connect with other people, learn, or reach some apex in your ambitious plan to take over the world…. Whatever the reason, for very few people […]