Growing a Social Network

Growing a Social Network

Social Networking for Women Marines in Business View more presentations from weavinginfluence Here’s a sneak preview of my presentation for tonight. I am talking with a group of Women Marines in Business about Social Networking. I don’t know how helpful...
Would an iPhone Make it Easier?

Would an iPhone Make it Easier?

A couple of weeks ago, my cell phone, left in a coat pocket, ended up in the dryer. I heard the pounding and crashing in the dryer. I did. I admit it. Perhaps if I had gone to investigate, I might have rescued the phone in time. Elbow deep in dishwater, I kept...
Fences

Fences

It’s been nearly a decade since I had a traditional job, but I remember well the boundaries (then) between work and the rest of my life. Work began (mentally) when I got in the car, drove toward the office, walked through the office door.  Work ended when I walked to...
The Morality of Labor

The Morality of Labor

I forget where I first read of Lawrence Kohlberg’s Six Stages of Moral Development, but it left an impression and I sometimes apply it to what I observe around the office.  The University of Chicago psychology student theorized that people should take eventual steps...
Bly Hill

Bly Hill

If I close my eyes, I can see myself at the end of our driveway. It is just before dusk. We are stretching our legs, getting ready. The sky is tinged with pink as the sun sinks behind the trees. The air is still. As we turn east to jog down the hill I can hear the...