Intimacy Terrorists, Psychic Vampires, and Foul Weather Friends I’m sure some of you—on reading that headline—thought “Wow, she must have been having quite a time since her last post….” In fact, things have been generally delightful. What prompted… Read More
The Closest Exit May Be Behind You Last week I spent an inordinate amount of time on airplanes, during which I was treated repeatedly to the safety guidelines announcement—something that (like so many of you) I could… Read More
When Sharing Isn’t Caring Recently, one of my clients had a client who was unhappy—very unhappy. The why’s and what’s of the situation are not relevant. What struck me is the way in which… Read More
Don’t Repudiate, Collaborate: Last week, I was speaking with a client who is in the midst of reshaping the image of his company. As we talked through the potentially difficult questions he might… Read More
Say Yes to the Mess It’s that time of year again: regardless of how long you have been out of school, September always feels like a time of new beginnings. But if that’s the case,… Read More
Bringing Mourning Back As some of you may remember, the last time you heard from our heroine (in this case, me– note, please, this is solely for the purpose of today’s storytelling) my… Read More
The Value of a ‘Rain Man’ Morning: My week’s been hectic as, in addition to the usual work shenanigans, my mother checked into the hospital Monday and will be having surgery this afternoon. On the upside, I… Read More
Let Your Dog Out: Make the Most of the Dog Days of Summer It’s that time of year again— the dog days of summer– when all you really want to do (depending on your tolerance for humidity) is to lie outside in a… Read More
What to Wear? What to Wear? Some Thoughts on Summer Office Wear: As I mentioned in my last post, it’s that funny time of year – when the weather beckons you to go strapless and sockless and otherwise wear less, but convention… Read More
Do you Mind if I Ask You Some Questions about That? Every summer I am lucky enough to spend time with one of my oldest and dearest friends. Why do I love her so much? Because in a world where so… Read More