Unintelligible minion babble This morning a former colleague and I were exchanging snarky emails as we have tended to do over the past 8 years that we have known each other. Our sense of humor is not for the weak or faint of heart. Which is why we […]
Oh no! Not in my house President Obama recently made news. Well, he always makes the news. Let me start over. Recently, a group of individuals were invited to attend the White House. They were specifically invited to attend because of LGBT month celebration. Then one of the […]
A decent proposal: HR benefits should include feces-throwing monkeys HR benefits should include feces-throwing monkeys. Yes, There I said it. Think about it. As i walked through the city streets of New York for one last time before heading out on my cross-country trip and move, i overhead […]
Dora and that troll under the bridge Dora the Explorer is a cartoon that centers around a Hispanic American girl named Dora, who is constantly on a quest accompanied by her talking purple backpack and anthropomorphic monkey named Boots. Dora the explorer is an empowering toddler cartoon meant […]
This charming girl This past week, I met with a fairly high up official in my field. It was our first official meeting where I was laying out the groundwork for a long-term mutually beneficial collaboration. We, of course, started the meeting by talking about our backgrounds, where […]
Oops…What do you do when you get an email you were not supposed to read? I recall many, many years ago in my office there was an uproar because one person sent an email to “reply all” when he was talking very negatively about the original email sender. […]
Enveloped within the waves of truths someday She walked for hours looking for the perfect spot where she could just hide from the world and be free. She didn’t want to be near phony people anymore. It seemed these days there was no escape from fake laughter, pointed […]
Prescribing job changes for a psychologically healthier workplace We all know that jobs are tied to our quality of life and perceived self-worth. Our jobs can brings us joy or they may very well bring us much frustration; so much so that our heart rate increases as well […]
Leave your ego at the door A few years ago, I attended a conference presentation where the speaker started his talk by stating “As an executive director” you need to check your ego at the door if you want your organization to survive these turbulent times.” I thought […]
A new perspective Healthy frame of mind is bliss Goodbye toxic man One day our paths will cross again. I will smile and note that your toxicity no longer bleeds into my being. Your pettiness has been noted and stored away for future remembrance. Go get your sycophants […]
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