Nobody’s happy, and that’s okay
I’ve been fighting a battle I knew I couldn’t win for the last couple years with a longtime colleague. At times it’s gone from out and out aggression to being […]
Management
Much of my career has been spent managing other people and their work. I’ve grown to have a few opinions about management. Some of them are informed by research and education, some of them are just from my experience.
Surrendering freedom
There’s been a rash of break-ins in my neighborhood. Because of this minor crime spree, we’ve taken a second look our home security practices. For example, I no longer leave […]
The folly of finding your passion
Recently I’ve been trying to figure out how to motivate my daughter, trying to discover what gets her up in the morning, what keeps her going through the day. She […]
On being an advocate
I spent this past weekend at the Comp Laude Awards and Gala, where I volunteered to help facilitate some collaboration sessions on advocacy-based claims management. Don’t worry, that’s not what […]
There’s never a good time to take a mental health day
I woke up today to discover that it’s apparently World Mental Health Day. It’s mildly ironic to me that it falls on a Monday, and immediately following our country’s latest freakshow […]
The don’t wanna
Today was the first day of school for my daughter, and she had herself a serious case of the don’t wanna. What kid wants to see their summer end and […]
Equipment and experience
Today was crazy. I’m leading the rebrand of our company. We’re sunsetting three brands and creating a whole new one. I decided to go the “Friday we’re X, Monday we’re […]
Skype, slobs, and professionalism
One of my employer’s core values is “Be professional,” which I think is a good thing. It implies competence. It also keeps top of mind that any of us may […]
The progression of progress
This post started as a post about weight training. When I first started lifting weights, I thought that I’d progress on a curve that would be steep in the beginning, […]
Cigarettes and cell phones
Have you seen the most recent anti-smoking advertisements? They’re brilliant. In concept, they show someone being forced to leave something they enjoy doing to go smoke. Tag line: Cigarettes are […]