I launched this website in early 2018 because I left a full-time executive position at the end of 2017 and was about to launch a practice in communications consulting and writing. (I also wanted to do meeting design and facilitation …
Tag: Professional Development
When people behave poorly in the workplace
From my earliest jobs after college, I have vivid memories of incidents when my bosses at the time called me into their offices to reprimand me for doing something wrong. These dressing-downs were usually about breaking confidentiality – one boss …
It’s not the job. It’s me.
I would like nothing better than to write about people I know who are feeling happy and fulfilled in their jobs. But most of the people in my life, unfortunately, are not feeling that way. Those on the younger side …
Finding my way out of work ambivalence
I have a confession. In the past two months, I’ve thrown my hat into the ring for two jobs. Both were executive-level positions, and let me tell you, while I have an excellent resumé and can write a damn good …
You should get some (work) satisfaction
My son is going to graduate from college this spring. He goes to a film and media school for college, a decision that stemmed from so many factors: his love of Disney and Pixar from an extremely young age, our …
An oldie but goodie
(I keep a personal journal and I ran across this entry from December 2005. A lifetime ago! I decided it was worth re-posting because I know quite a few twentysomethings and the thing is, they all work very hard and …
Being seen and rewarded at work
A dear friend and former colleague of mine emailed me the other day. She recently retired from an organization where I had worked for many years, most of them closely with her, and to this day, she remains one of …
What it means to be good at communications
I wrote a piece a while back about the joy and the pain of being a communications professional in the social sector, meaning, those of us who communicate for positive social change. This piece is a sibling to that one, …
The conflict between communicating and leading
I have always believed that working in communications involves creative thinking. My day-to-day work involves a great deal of creation—messaging, stories, language that I hope will resonate with target audiences. And this is the part of the work that I …
Find – and learn – your work story
I saw our neighbor recently. I don’t see him that often—he’s a very nice guy, but he’s hardly ever home, and also, he has a grown son who moved back in with him for stints over the past several years …
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