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I’m guessing that many of you read the above title and thought this was going to be a post about my loathing for the slacker set’s faux apologetic phrase, “My bad.” Although I do, indeed, despise that phrase, this post is about something quite different: an over-investment in labeling some innocent bit of your body [...]
My new article on Maria Shriver’s The Women’s Conference: Although “Innocent until proven guilty” is the law of the land, I find many women more than willing to judge—and convict– themselves of daily crimes of incompetence, inefficiency and general disorganization without ever hiring a defense counsel to speak on their behalf, much less consulting a jury [...]
Originally published on The Women’s Conference.org: “It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.” This quote from Lucius Annaeus Seneca is one I’ve found repeatedly true, whenever I’ve worked up the courage to dare. But too often that courage has [...]
In this economy, keeping your team motivated can be difficult– with everything from travel to office supply budgets being slashed how can you ensure you keep your team working to their full potential? Following are three suggestions that don’t necessitate scratching around for additional funds. Additionally, each of these tools does more than motivate those involved: [...]
This past weekend, some young chums of mine (10 and 7) took part in a lifeguarding clinic. One of the elements practiced was how to signal to a guard that you were in need of assistance. To do this, they were instructed to tread water, wave their arms over their heads, and yell, “Help!” After [...]