I need not seek the spotlight In order to outshine the false prophets I need not stand ahead of the crowd In order to have a raised voice I need not tell a hundred and one lies In order to achieve a unified vision I may stand to […]
The Psychology of Scooby Doo Friends in the Workplace: Piety, Problem-solving and Paranoia Scooby Doo is the longest running cartoon in US history. Since it started airing in 1969 it has never been off the television sets, including first run episodes and syndication. The very first episode titled […]
Bomba Y Plena: Dancing Whimsy at a Leadership Development and Training Event I grew up in the South Bronx in a fairly predominant Puerto Rican neighborhood. We would do parrandas (a version of caroling) around the Christmas holidays and drink coquitos. However, it was not until I went […]
A new pink sensation for this New York power girl Back in my college days, every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday I had a ritual. I would do what the so-called BPs (beautiful People) did on college nights. I would get all glammed up, put on my clunky high […]
The Psychology of Managing Across Multiple Generations in the Workplace: The Sandwich Method The Daily Prompt: Generation X,Y, Z At home I have a rambunctious five year old son. Until recently, I had a stubborn talkative, storytelling mom. I bought a house for both him to run around […]
Daily Prompt: The MET obstacle course in the day to day workplace rat race Every Monday starts off with grand goals shining brightly. Well, except for those that hate Mondays. Mind you, Mondays get a bad rap. Wednesdays are by far way worse. Anyway, Mondays are officially the […]
We just got through the third week of January. Most of our colleagues are back from their vacations facing a world of backlogged work, new unrealistic year-long agendas and still uncertain economic times. It’s enough to make anyone batty and perhaps a little socially awkward. This week’s wacky […]
If you hear a woman screaming for help in the middle of the night, more than likely you are going to help. Or so you believe. However, Kitty Genovese screamed and screamed decades ago, many in the neighborhood looked out their windows, and no one helped out. She […]
Assuredly, you have had one of those weeks where it started off stressfully and ended with you in an emotional vat of ennui. I knew this week was going to be tough. I had been eagerly anticipating this week for it was make or break time. I was […]
Forget that 35.7% of Americans are considered obese and if you add those that are considered overweight the percentage rises to 69.2%. This isn’t about that. Hell, I’m completely within the lower end of my acceptable BMI range and a California female doctor told me I was fat […]