I’m just digging into Presentation Zen, by Garr Reynolds, in preparation for putting together a presentation that I’m giving in April at the In Store Marketing Summit.
I came across a great quote from Wabi Sabi Simple, by Richard Powell. “Do only what is necessary to convey what is essential. [C]arefully eliminate elements that distract from the [...]
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Posted in work/life, tagged language, work/life on February 22, 2008 | No Comments »
One of the challenges of managing the intersection of work and life is that the language that we currently use to discuss it is misleading, and often dangerously so.
One of the phrases I hate is “having it all.” I hate it for a couple of reasons. It makes the person who wants to “have [...]
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I bought two great 3 piece puzzles by Melissa & Doug over a year ago. Both have animals that are easy for the monkeys to recognize and really big pieces with big knobs to hold onto. The monkeys started playing with them when they were about 12 months old, and could do them by 18 months. Today, I was organizing the toys and put [...]
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I’ve been working part time since the monkeys were born. When I first went back to work it was two days a week and over the last two years it’s slowly inched up to four days a week. That actually seems like the right amount for me to be able to feel somewhat successful in my career [...]
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My husband and I are experimenting with new ways of handling childcare for the two monkeys and household responsibilities in lieu of a nanny. We’re trying longer days in school, and adding a day, plus hiring a dog walker for when I’m out of town, and asking my mother-in-law for some mid-week help.
It feels like [...]
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One of my Strengthsfinders strengths that I’ve always identified with is input, which means that I’m a collector of information. In my case, it means that I’m an information addict, filing pieces away in my brain, overloading on data, never shirking a web search when more information might be out there that might be able to help me in [...]
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After the monkeys went to bed tonight my husband and I had an invigorating, um, discussion. I learned a few things.
One - not having a nanny is hard. Two careers, two kids, one dog and one preschool schedule, not to mention dinner, household repairs, laundry and a delightful 5:30 AM wake-up call this morning, leads to [...]
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In 16 Ways of Looking at a Female Voter in yesterday’s New York Times Magazine, Linda Hirshman wrote about how women engage with politics. What I found particularly compelling is the idea that when a women holds office or runs for office, other women are more likely to be engaged in politics. They pay more attention, are more [...]
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Posted in Career Satisfaction on February 1, 2008 | No Comments »
I love my job, most of the time. But I’ve been doing it for a long time, and I’m also interested in pushing the boundaries, trying on new roles, and learning new things.
The other day, a colleague called me and asked me to participate in a meeting I’d really like to participate in, playing a [...]
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