“There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.” ― Anton Pavlovič Čechov We are still in the early part of the new month of the new year. The world should be filled with hope and be aspirational as well as inspirational. Yet, there are some who […]
About four weeks ago, I sat down with someone for the first time. I was meant to go over a slew of information to help the individual acclimate themselves to their new role. Beforehand, I had originally been cautiously optimistic about the meeting. Soon into the meeting, however, […]
This past year has been the year of magic for me. And, by that I do not mean that the year has been one of grand delight and awe and sugar and spice. For it most definitely has not been. Instead, I am being a bit more literal […]
I had a rather long day where, at times, I found myself in situations that seemed determined to push the incredulity button. Or it is boundaries? Whatever. Either way ine writes about them, they were absurd. It was as if I were in the midst of of Ionescu […]
One of the funniest things to me in the work world, is how often we refer to toolkits and tool boxes. We try to develop toolkits that can help others accomplish their tasks efficiently and effectively. We ask what strategies, aka tools, organizations provide their clients, patients and […]
In college I had a friend who was notoriously bad about song lyrics. She would come up with some of the craziest, wrong lyrics out there. And I don’t mean mistaking “Sweet dreams are made of this” for “Sweet dreams are made of cheese” Her confused, mistaken […]
Lately I have had great reason to be thankful to many people both in personal life and professionally. And, I like to thank people publicly as well. The other day I in a meeting noted that someone was a gem for all that they had done the last […]
I have not slept well at all this past week. Make that the past three weeks. I have had a high number of tasks to accomplish in a very short time span. On top of which, I had a business trip which was even more nerve-wracking than usual. […]
I don’t know what is the color of pettiness. I know green is envy but everything else is a crapshoot. Or so it seems to me. The color red can be anger and it can be love. Perhaps both simultaneously. I’m fascinated as to how certain colors come […]
One of the things that amuses me in the workplace, and many things do, is when someone inevitably invokes some nebulous regulation to support whatever wacky thing they want to implement. Sure. Why not? It seems like everyone is now playing a lawyer. Although, more often […]