Not long ago, I overheard a comment that caught my attention. “Professional people can work with anyone.” And my first reaction was um…no, they can’t. …
Career Development
These posts focus on career development as part of business leadership and management.
Getting Real Value from Memberships
Like many, I belong to a handful of professional associations. Recently, I attended a meeting where the chapter president said not once, but three times, …
The Business Case for Managing Ourselves
The Harvard Business Review published a post by Vineet Nayar on Who is the New CEO? The article is a well-thought out vision that, in …
What I’ve Learned From Attending Conferences
I recently had the privilege of speaking at BlogHer10. If you’re not aware, BlogHer is a community that supports women bloggers. I want to give …
Theory In The Trenches
I’m starting to hear some conversation about the distinctions between knowing theory versus working in the trenches and discussions about practitioners versus consultants. It’s got …
Initiative Is A Long-Term Philosophy
Scot Herrick at Cube Rules published a post recently titled Showing Initiative at Work is Way Overrated. I thought the post had an interesting twist. …
Do We Lack Empathy
Mr. Bartender and I got a chuckle at the announcement that the Jersey Shore Season 2 premiere was ranked the #1 cable telecast of 2010. …