May 12, 2013
Hanging On Comments (0)
I spent the first ten years of my career at Coleman, the camping equipment company. Camping was big in America after the war, and those glory days lasted decades. Coleman got its start, however, as a lighting company, back before the age of electricity. W.C. Coleman invented a safe, bright light for people's homes. He …
May 05, 2013
Why Did I Do That? Comments (0)
I was discussing a cultural aspect of my new company with a mentor recently. Our leaders tell stories as a way to communicate messages. I like the practice - it's effective. I told my mentor that story-telling is new and not natural for me, and I would like to build that skill. She just smiled at me and pointed out that I'm …
Apr 28, 2013
Nobody Deserves That Comments (0)
I recently dropped a couch on my foot. I was really lucky and ended up only black and blue. But the colorful marks reminded me of a woman I worked with years ago who showed up at work with a black eye. She was an officer in our company, back when that was rare for a woman. Although we worked together only a little, her …
Apr 21, 2013
Mortality Post-Mortem Comments (0)
When I shared a health concern on my latest blog a few days ago, I didn't realize I would get news so soon. And mostly good news. After an un-fun test involving a hospital stay this weekend, my results came back clean. The funny part was the nurse, my mother, and my husband all had to tell me the …
Apr 18, 2013
Mortality Comments (2)
Here we go again. Nearly 10 years ago, I had my first brush with my own mortality. It involved an erroneous diagnosis, bad news that turned out to be wrong for the better. Now another wrong guess, but this time the other way. I thought they'd already put me through every test there was, but that …
Apr 14, 2013
Does The House Really Need To Be Clean? Comments (0)
The eighth and ninth questions on the Matador's list of "20 Questions for Every Spiritual Seeker" are:
8. What does it mean to live in the present moment?
9. What is our greatest distraction?
Apr 07, 2013
The Case for Diversity Comments (0)
My current team is an outstanding example of the case for diversity. Though we are small, we are mighty. And we are mighty because we are all so very different. This recently played out on a large project we helped lead. We had a crucial role in the project - it was big, it was complex, and we had limited time to get it …
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