Being nominated for recognition as a “mentor-protégé” award is a humbling honor for certain. And while this is truly exciting, I would say the experience to again “pay it forward” is more meaningful and certainly more of an honor. Mentorship and coaching is a responsibility I take very seriously. Mentoring, guiding, and coaching support have… Continue reading A Mentoring Moment
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Thoughts on Work Life Integration Part V
Vacation time is an important employee benefit – it is critical for people to have time away from work to relax and disconnect from the pressures of the job. You won’t earn a promotion or get an achievement award for working on your vacation. If you manage people, just imagine the pressure you put on them… Continue reading Thoughts on Work Life Integration Part V
Thoughts on Work Life Integration Part IV
As a working mom one of my most “awakening” experiences was when my children were older and gave me their view of “the truth”. Let me step back to the days when they were young – playing sports, dancing recitals, music shows, etc. I was “always” at every one. And I was happy to tell… Continue reading Thoughts on Work Life Integration Part IV
Thoughts on Work Life Integration Part III
With no clear cut "rules” in place on how to operate in a work life integration model – we need to create our own models. Models that serve us well – let’s consider starting with some simple things. Have you ever observed the moms of little ones at the playground? Looking down and tied to their smartphone?… Continue reading Thoughts on Work Life Integration Part III
Thoughts on Work Life Integration Part II
Consider the “good old days” when a person could come home from work and unplug! We are all plugged in all the time – so it is all business, all day, every day! Work doesn’t stop when we are sleeping, on vacation, or out of the office. Life happens during the day – a teacher calls… Continue reading Thoughts on Work Life Integration Part II
Thoughts on Work Life Integration: Part I
Over the next 5 weeks I will be sharing segments of an article I wrote on work life integration. It’s a bit of a long article so felt it was appropriate to share via my blog in chunks. Hoping that you find some pearls of wisdom in the musings over the next 5 weeks. My… Continue reading Thoughts on Work Life Integration: Part I
A Million Little Things
A Million Little Things premiers on September 26th. The dramatic series begins with a suicide of a friend; a husband; a father and how the lives of those left behind are impacted and forever changed. The pieces that resonates most for me in the trailer (other than that they are from Boston) is the never-ending… Continue reading A Million Little Things
Gifts from Grief
I have learned so much over this past year – about myself, about the concept of grief, and about humanity as a whole. This first year without my husband has been so very difficult and so painful…..for so many reasons. But it has also been a year of some amazing “gifts” – many of which… Continue reading Gifts from Grief
My Year of White Knuckling My Way Through Life
My year of white knuckling my way through life…. Not proud of it and certainly not sugarcoating my journey. For the past year, August 6th, 2017 through today, I have been holding on…for dear life. I am terrified to let go, to breath, to fully exhale….terrified because I don’t know what is on the other… Continue reading My Year of White Knuckling My Way Through Life
Education and The Importance of Kindness
I spend a lot of time sharing about the importance of STEM education for our young children, especially girls. While it remains an important topic of conversation, I do think that “kindness education” is equally important. In this day and age (politics aside, please) of what I call anger rhetoric and brazen public bullying, our… Continue reading Education and The Importance of Kindness
