Reflection Sitting on a dream I grew up in a gardening family. I loved summers, helping with weeding the garden and gathering the bounty of tomatoes, beans, peppers, sunflower seeds and more. My husband and I dreamed for years of having our own garden, but our busy corporate careers and my business travel schedule made […]
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The Energizing Effects of Corporate Doomsday
Reflections It’s a tough job market! It’s the spring of 2025 and layoff announcements are everywhere, including my department in my Fortune 200 employer. We’ve all seen the org charts updates, and a few things are clear: 1. there are fewer roles in the new organization than there are people and 2. there are roles […]
Celebrating new waypoints after 50
Reflections When I scroll through LinkedIn, I notice a lot of my peers are still fixated on the same goals they’ve had for a few decades: Getting the keynote slot at an industry event, reaching airline status for coveted upgrades, earning that big-title promotion. Many are still marketing themselves hard as industry thought leaders and […]