There’s a new game making the rounds these days called Phone Stack. Have you played it? The basic gist is this—when you dine out with friends, everyone puts their phones in the middle of the table and then embarks on a huge game of chicken— who can resist the siren call of their phone for…
Professionalism
“6 Rules Women Must Break” Debuts at WofHR
One of my favorite multi-contributor sites is the Women of HR site, a collaborative effort of (you guessed it!) women in the human resources community who blog to share career advice with their readers. My colleagues at the Women of HR site occasionally write blog posts centered around a theme. The stories are then published…
Are You a Workplace Curator?
I recently attended a local art competition called ArtPrize. The free event is billed as “radically open”, meaning any artist, venue and citizen can participate. The openness creates a pretty random experience: grab a map, walk around downtown and check out the art. One of my favorite venues featured 25 artists in the Women’s City…
I’ve Never Had a Bad Boss
I’ve never had a bad boss. Seriously. During my two decades in corporate America, I have had 14 direct supervisors. Add to that the dozens of project leaders and various quasi-leaders I had during my tenures on several non-profit boards and it adds up to nearly 30 people to whom I have had to account…
5 Reasons Leaders Fear Embarrassment
And Three Ways to Deal with It “The rate at which a person can mature is directly proportional to the embarrassment he can tolerate.” Douglas Engelbart, American Inventor I was in a strategic planning meeting being led by a Regional VP named “Henry”. His boss was there, as were all 55 of his team…