Networking. Do You Love It or Hate It?

Networking. Do you love it or hate it?   And how have you fared when we haven’t been able to meet in person?   In just a few minutes, we’ll be talking about networking with a few people who thrive on making connections: Dr. Tanjia Coleman is a diversity and leadership development “architect” and on…

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How to Be a Novice (Post-40)

Are you feeling like a novice?   Chase W. Dillon spoke at an event this week celebrating 100 years since Bessie Coleman defied barriers to earn her pilot license. Chase is the 11-year-old actor and star of the new series The Underground Railroad on Amazon Prime. He’s so young that he held his mom’s hand…

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Don’t Just Do. Synthesize.

I was sitting at Emma’s Bagel Café in Skokie with a colleague from Jewish Child & Family Services a few years ago. She was so impressive—always seeming to be on top of everything happening across the agency. Hoping to capture her secret, I asked, “How do you always know everything that’s going on here?”  …

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Is Life an Arc or an Upward Trajectory?

Sandy Kominsky won an Emmy at 76. Granted, he’s a fictional character played by Michael Douglas on The Kominsky Method (Netflix).   But second act success happens in real-life, too.   Within my own circle, my friend Efé didn’t start acting until after age 60, and now she’s winning awards. Wendy started a new business…

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Remember When You Could Blame the Post Office

Slow down and double check.   When I was at the League of Chicago Theatres, we had reached out to a PR agency to request pro-bono services. I got a response back, including her colleague, with me copied. “Let’s tell her we’re interested and schedule a call, and then we can tell her we’re too…

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