Boys and Women
My older son will be entering high school in the fall. It seems to be the norm these days that 8th grade graduations are big affairs. The school had a formal ceremony where the kids dressed up, walked up to...
What Are You Waiting For?
I was recently approached by someone setting up a business to provide resources to job seekers in a niche market. She wanted my feedback on providing coaching services to job seekers and wondered if I was interested in being one...
June 13, Balance, Control, and Security for Careers
I'll be interviewing Marci Alboher, New York Times career columnist and author of One Person/Multiple Careers: A New Model for Work/Life Success, at a public event in Denver on June 13. Click here for online registration, which will close on...
Motto Magazine and Tips from Coaches
I'm enjoying the newest issue of Motto magazine. The magazine's tagline is "Purpose, Passion, and Profit." To give you a flavor of the magazine, think Fast Company meets Body and Soul. The May/June issue has a cover story on 50...
Asia and Abundance
In A Whole New Mind, Dan Pink talks about Asia and Abundance as two factors making the creative right brain capabilities more valuable. Asia, where many jobs have migrated to, is becoming a place where U S households are turning...
Keeping the Channel Open
In cleaning out my office files, I came across this quote from the choreographer and dancer, Martha Graham: "There is a vitality, a life-force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action and because there is only...
Steve Jobs on Remembering Who You Are
Steve Jobs and Bill Gates were interviewed at the D:All Things Digital conference last week. The press made a big deal about the two rivals appearing on stage together. The Wall Street Journal, which sponsored the conference, provided an abridged...
Herman Miller
I was in Zeeland, Michigan last month, visiting the Herman Miller company. They're the manufacturer of the Aeron chair as well as the Eames chair. Chic for the office, chic for the home. Walking into the building, I felt like...