Little Girl Dreams

Little Girl Dreams

I’m driving in the car with my daughters. We’re talking about our birthdays later this year. My oldest daughter will be turning ten just months after I turn forty. Our thirty year age gap makes it easy for all three of my girls to remember my age. “Cami is nine so...
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...