When my son was growing up, sports movies were one of our favorite modes of entertainment. I’ve always felt a little underprepared as a parent, so these outings were strategic on my part. I figured that my rants and ramblings might not stick with him but maybe a movie with inspiring themes on leadership, perserverance, [...]
Archive for December, 2009
The Unconquerable Soul
Posted in Leadership, Making Sense Of It All on December 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Networking – Does Size Matter?
Posted in job hunting, Job Search Tips on December 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
About six weeks ago I spent time updating my information on Linked In, the popular networking and job search site. I was told it was very important that I spend time on Linked In, but I must admit that when I compared notes with people, I was humbled (or maybe humiliated). Some of my colleagues [...]
Perseverance
Posted in job hunting, Job Search Tips on December 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A quote from Malcolm Gladwell says, “Good writing does not succeed or fail on the strength of its ability to persuade. It succeeds or fails on the strengths of its ability to engage you, to make you think, to give you a glimpse into someone else’s head”. I actually think THAT is exactly what an [...]
Next Step- Reloville
Posted in Emotional Intelligence, Happiness, Making Sense Of It All, Uncategorized on December 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
All of us will be faced with a decision at some point– Where do we want to relocate? And thus today’s reflection…. I had coffee with a well-read friend and he recommended that I should read a new book by Peter Kilborn, a former reporter for the NY Times called, “Next Stop, Reloville: Life Inside [...]
Gratitude
Posted in Emotional Intelligence, Happiness, Making Sense Of It All on December 3, 2009 | 3 Comments »
A few days ago I had lunch with a member of Team Severance (TS), and she was glowing. It wasn’t because she had just finished 90 minutes of crazy weight lifting and cardio at her fitness club, although in fact that was true. She was on top of the world because she had a phone [...]
The Art of Success
Posted in Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Stress on December 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
In July of 1999 I was working for Worldcom in Florida and my mother had flown down to visit me and my son. We were making dinner on a Friday evening when a report came on CNN saying that John Kennedy Jr’s plane had gone down. There are a few events in my life that [...]
