The New Meetings, Same As The Old Meetings

Listen to the audio version of this post here.   Sometimes the online meetings we have now seem vastly different from the gatherings we used to have in a conference room or a restaurant’s meeting room. Everyone’s in their own home, we get glimpses of their real life, and nobody’s at the head of the…

You’re Invited. But How?

Listen to the audio version of this post here.   Funny, the things that can spark a debate. There are plenty of major life-and-death issues on which opinions differ dramatically. And then there’s … online scheduling software. I set off a firestorm the other day with my thoughts about Calendly and company. Namely, it rubs…

Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are

What are you hiding from? Okay, maybe you’re one of those people who bravely seizes every opportunity. You put yourself out there—front and center. You don’t always get what you want, but you know that if you don’t ask, you don’t give ‘em a chance to say “yes.” Or maybe … You keep a low…

Your Work: Do Tears Go With The Territory?

We all know there’s no crying in baseball. What about crying in banking though … or accounting … or sales? Some might assume the famous ban on bawling from A League of Their Own applies in any field. You’re supposed to take whatever the manager (or the colleague or the client) dishes out and keep…

Can We Ever Like Powerful Women?

What do we have against women who run for president? Unsettling news for Democrats emerged from a poll in six battleground states where electoral college votes put the president over the top in 2016. Although national polling gives several Democrats a solid edge over Trump, those six key states present a different view. Especially for…