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So, how do you decide what you are going to tackle for New Years?  This year, I’m trying a mind map.  You know, one of those huge colorful diagrams that lets one idea flow to another.  I am very optimistic that next year is going to be a great year for me — but only […]

Somehow I just can’t resist the pull of setting New Year’s Resolutions. Intellectually, I know that the boundary between 12/31/2006 and 1/1/2007 is artificial. But at the same time, I feel like it is a chance to resassess, take stock and start over. Life Coach 1.0 is a program developed by Keith Ferrazzi, […]

In the past week or so, Best Buy has gotten a lot of attention for it’s results based evaluation policy. Under this plan employees can work whenever and pretty much wherever they wish as long as the work gets done. This is being hailed as a big advancement in work/life flexibility. In New […]

On the surface, Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi is yet another networking book. However, digging deeper the book is more about how, in the end, it is our connection to people and our ability to help others that matters. From humble beginnings in rural Pennsylvania, Keith, with the help of his father and countless […]

I think I’ve finally managed to get all of my calendar ducks in a row. I currently live in New Mexico and work for a local government in Virginia. My work email is set up on an Outlook exchange server. Back when I was actually living and working in Virginia - I started […]

As a working mother who used to live in Washington DC, I follow the policy discussion work/life balance and benefits for moms. One of my favorite blogs, half changed world brought up a way to really help create a better FMLA for families. The Department of Labor published a “request for comments” on FMLA. […]