Editor’s Note: This post is “a toast to absent friends.” When the wildly popular television series Glee announced they were doing a tribute episode to …
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Dine Out to End Childhood Hunger
First Lady Michelle Obama is using her considerable influence to raise awareness for childhood obesity. No doubt, it’s an extremely important cause and one we …
A Bartender Shout Out: Laurie Ruettimann
For those of you who might not be aware, yesterday was the last post for Laurie Ruettimann over at Punk Rock HR. I’m sure it …
Survival Tactics for Back to School Week
For most of the country, it’s back-to-school time. That time when office politics, project deadlines and general workplace headaches take a back seat to teacher …
My Summer Reading List
I noticed a relatively new feature in my Smartbrief on Leadership newsletter called Weekend Reading. For those of you who aren’t subscribed already, Smartbrief is …
The Scoop on Being Vanilla
I love vanilla. My favorite milkshake is vanilla. Fave scent? Yep, vanilla. Every morning, vanilla creamer in my coffee. But I realize many people have …
Putting Up Smoke Screens
When I worked in Corporate America, summertime meant a few things. Company picnics was one and manager outings was another. Both of them usually involved …