Fast Company Article–Lessons for Women

On March 5, 2012, Fast Company posted an article entitled, "What Glass Ceiling? Killer Career Advice for Women." It's a short piece with some great advice snippets from top women in business. There's not a lot of editorializing I can do--the content stands on it's own. I just wanted to share it with you, my …

Gut Check

Everyone has a story of a time when they listened to their gut and things turned out beautifully....or they didn't listen and narrowly survived certain death. I want to take a few moments to share my tale, and the simple but meaningful lessons I learned from it. About a year ago an interesting position opened …

Sweet Inspiration

I am easily inspired. A quote, a movie, a beautiful day, a photograph, snow....well you get the idea. I can find inspiration in just about anything. This easy inspiration leads to quick motivation....I never have too much trouble with taking those first steps to start a good thing (a blog, a short story, exercise). I …

Lessons in Leadership: Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO

I don't remember why I followed the link to the NY Times article on Facebook's COO Sheryl Sandberg (probably something about the $1.6 billion woman), but I did and read an interesting article on this diminutive woman making a place for herself and other women at the social media giant. Read it here. The article …

Personal Mission Statement

I was recently professionally developed at a 2-day project management workshop. As workshops go this was a pretty good one and worth the super early morning drive to Richmond and overnight stay away from my family. One of the highlights for me was the instructor's challenge for each of us to develop a personal mission …

Sandwiched

I first heard of the Sandwich Generation in my Master's program Human Growth & Development class. The term refers to folks who are simultaneously caring for their children and aging parents. I never gave this much thought as it might apply to me--until now when I find myself somewhat sandwiched. I have an almost 2 …