I’ve never been much for watching sports. So when my kids started playing organized athletics, I was not very enthused. A friend who has already been there, done that told me “it’ll be different when you’re watching your own kid.” She’s right. When it’s my kid (and by extension, the other kids on the…
First Class Service Shines at Amway Grand Plaza
If you’ve ever left something important behind at a hotel, you know that sinking feeling that overcomes you when you discover it’s missing. At 4:30 pm yesterday I arrived home after an excellent two days of learning (and presenting) at the Michigan Nutrition Network CHOICES Conference. At 4:31 pm after removing my prescription sunglasses, I…
Sometimes You Just Gotta Suck It Up and Carry the Goat
We live in a Midwestern suburban area surrounded by pockets of farmland. When my son was in kindergarten, I chaperoned a field trip to The Critter Barn, an educational working farm with livestock. I grew up in a farming community. My family didn’t farm, but many of my friends did, so I’ve seen the inside…
4 Workplace Communication Tips for Twenty-Somethings
Patti Lamberti is a professional in residence who teaches courses in journalism and new media at Loyola University Chicago’s School of Communication. In her post Tech Savants, she gives us the rundown on what twenty-something’s think about a mainstream workplace communication tool: “Email is for old people.” Ouch. Anybody who’s had a conversation (or more…
8 Career-Enhancing Ideas from Women of HR
Do you love a good collection of career-based reading? If so, check out the latest series of blog posts from the multi-contributor site Women of HR— this one is called the Career Series. The series kicks off with “Three Impressions that Keep Women from Advancing” and continues until March 29th. Eight writers will offer career…