The human side of business
“New Year, New You.” Cliched and virtually invisible in its ubiquity, this over-used – arguably useless – marketing message is still (to my amazement) in rotation. Not to be a bummer, but… A new year is not necessarily an opportunity for a new you. A new year is the passing of time that, in this case, happens to be positioned as a…
What happens to our belief in the fantastical… once we know better? This year, I found myself at a high-stakes pivot with my kids, smack dab in the crosshairs of a zero-gray area dilemma. Do I reveal or do I conceal? As a parent, you get used to the daily toggle between what you disclose (about life and death, headlines,…
Do the weight of certain words change according to the times? In 2018, might we need to reset our relationship to ideas that at one time, might have seemed empowering? I recently came across a lecture series, created and hosted by a major fashion retailer in New York City, designed to get the attention of someone exactly like me. The…
There’s nothing quite like a winning streak to cast doubts on one’s ability to perform the same trick again and again. Ironic as it may seem, especially from someone with such strong opinions about being thoughtful in messaging, it’s surprising to find myself in an almost constant dialogue about the detriment of too much communication. But over-writing, as anyone who…
Summer, for many of us, impacts productivity, disrupts established processes and changes the pace we strive to hit the rest of the months of the year. More than any of the other seasons, it forces us to make tradeoffs, to negotiate for the summer pleasures that can only be done during these magical months. For me, there’s always something that…
Sometimes I go to bed at night with a deep sense of reward. Finally, I think to no one but myself, a nice, long stretch of rest before I face all of the decisions, demands, and solutions to be required of me tomorrow. But then… the next morning comes – about 5:15 am usually (thank you enthusiastic birds of New…
