From the category archives:

Being Brazen

Be Brazen!

August 25, 2009

Launch. Like a rocket. Or a ship. Or an inter-galactic missile. (Play Star Wars theme here) I come from a tradition where women were launched upon society through cotillions and coming out parties. Where ships had naming and launching rituals, including formal Change of Command ceremonies for the commanding officers. Where sorority recruitment seemed to […]

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Being the Gatekeeper Means You’re the Default

August 5, 2009

It has already been acknowledged that my generation loves collaboration. There is nothing like working in a team to make you feel like you’re going to accomplish something. When you compare that to the hording generations before us, it presents an interesting dynamic. If you don’t understand the “hording” reference, think about those people who […]

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The Phase before Burnout: Bargaining

April 23, 2009

*I would like to thank my friend Lonny Smith for contributing the term “Bargaining” to this blog post.* I have felt Burnout before. That’s usually the phase where nightmares about spreadsheets and powerpoints keep you awake at night. It’s when you dread going to work, but it’s as if autopilot compels you to hit morning […]

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I Didn’t Do Vacation Right

April 8, 2009

Last week, I was “supposedly” on vacation. It was so supposedly, that after six hours of flying home, I came straight into the office to put in eight more hours of work. Since then, I have been working nonstop, and my poor Google Reader hates me. But is this really a bad thing? I’ve talked […]

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It’s Career Development…on the cheap

March 9, 2009

Right now is a crazy time. People are losing their jobs, taking pay cuts, or going part-time. There are those who may still have a job, but it feels like they’re actually doing two jobs…or three. And the pay is the same or less. That’s usually the rub. You may work hard for the money, […]

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Bad Habits of a Gen Y-er: Not Playing the Politics Game

February 1, 2009

So last fall, the world expected to see Gen-Y change the nation by showing up to vote. I even made sure to have filed for my Minnesota drivers license a couple days beforehand just to be sure. Apparently, Gen-Yers are all about the politics. Trust me, I used to live in DC. I would say […]

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