Mommy Needs a Cocktail
Sometimes the workplace is too wacky. Sometimes the commute home is filled with grunting seatmates. Sometimes you just need a moment of zen. Cheers
The Psychology of Digging Out the Workplace Weeds
I most definitely do not have a green thumb. I am allergic to grass, ragweed and numerous pollens. I’m a creature of the urban jungle. Concrete all around me growing up, not plants. So, I went to Home Depot this weekend, bought some plants, a large shovel and […]
Walking in Your Shoes: Empathy, Not Love, Makes the Workplace Go Round
“I do not ask the wounded person how he feels, I myself become the wounded person.” ― Walt Whitman, “Song of Myself” Empathy. Do you have it? Do you live it? Do you experience it? Does it guide you? Many may reflexively say “yes, of course”. But […]
The Psychology of Prequels: Invoking a Past to Explain Your Actions of Today
“What’s your prequel Heather?” I am sure you have heard of “do overs” and how we rarely ever get one in life. We may often regret our actions and perhaps as a result we may learn from our mistakes, changing for the better. At times we may just […]
Running on Fumes, Running on Empty: Hitting the AntiClimatic Wall
HEART RACING. Fingers gnawed away. TWITCHING, blurry eyes. Hunger pangs. RACING MIND. Full bladder. SLURRED SPEECH. Dry, burning skin. Extreme FATIGUE. Cramped hands. BENT fingers. Hunched back. Bouts of mania. Bouts of anger. Bouts of disappointment. Bouts of disbelief. Sleepy. Dopey. Grumpy. No, those are not the symptoms […]
The Psychology of Nicknames in the Workplace: The Power of Pootie Poot and Houdini
Do you ever get tired of calling people by their proper names? Have you worked with someone for over 5 years and you barely remember what their real, passport name is? Maybe you have never known it. Nicknames in the workplace are all the rage these days. Former President […]
To be Pretty or Not to Be: The Psychology of Beauty in the Workplace
“I don’t know what everyone’s talking about, that outfit doesn’t make you look like a hooker.” – Xander (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) “Pretty girls” in the workplace has been a conversation headliner the last few months in different media sites and in office spaces. Just the other day […]
The absurdist theatrical nature of the non-profit workplace
Have you ever seen a production in the genre of the “Theater of the Absurd”? Plays within this particular theatrical universe are absurd in that they focus, not on logic, realistic events, character development, or traditional storytelling, rather on a world where anything goes, no matter how illogical, […]
Why the “Rat Pack” Had It Right: Fighting the Man through the use of Cocktail Lunch Hours
I have never watched the TV show “Mad Men” but my understanding is that there are certain parts of the ‘50s that are glamorized. One in particular that fascinates me is the three-martini lunch. You know , those old school lunches that were leisurely, overly indulgent and […]
Kofi Annan Burns out and says take this job and shove it!
Without any particular effort on my part, I seem to have achieved mythological status at my last place of employment. Apparently in a fit, I stood up on a table in the middle of a team meeting and announced how full of crap everyone was and resigned on the spot. […]
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