In the past, non-digital natives, aka those of us who grew up without technology, might have consciously decided to skate through the final chapters of our career without fully embracing the new communications technologies. Not so anymore. Working from home to stay safe and protect ourselves and others demands that we use technology. Furthermore, with…
DetailsThere’s nothing like being stuck inside your house to take time to ruminate over things. Thinking of the perfect come back to a conversation from months ago. Configuring the perfect plan to respond to someone who offended you. In the past you might have let it go, even forgotten. But now we have so…
DetailsMy specialty is intercultural and intergenerational communications. I look at the tools of communication–language, visual elements and media– to help people better understand and communicate with one another to build and market projects and businesses. What happens when you also are a certified aerobics instructor? Then exercise becomes another mode of communication, another tool to…
DetailsA lot of companies are coming out with their formal response to the Coronavirus, along with sage advice on what to do. Thinking of that reminded me of the time I worked for the Department of Aviation. Among other things I managed the contract for services for people who were homeless. I got a call…
DetailsA lot of companies are coming out with their formal response to the Coronavirus, along with sage advice on what to do. Thinking of that reminded me of the time I worked for the Department of Aviation. Among other things I managed the contract for services for people who were homeless. I got a call…
DetailsWhen I was a girl, boys had cooties. A friend’s daughter recently was warned by a fellow kindergartner not to touch or “you’ll get coronavirus.” In Boccaccio’s day you would have avoided someone “like the plague.”Until 2013 “oh well, no one lost a limb” was a light way to brush-off something that didn’t go as…
DetailsWhen I was a girl, boys had cooties. A friend’s daughter recently was warned by a fellow kindergartner not to touch or “you’ll get coronavirus.” In Boccaccio’s day you would have avoided someone “like the plague.” Until 2013 “oh well, no one lost a limb” was a light way to brush-off something that didn’t…
DetailsWhen I was a girl, boys had cooties. A friend’s daughter was recently warned by a fellow kindergartner not to touch or “you’ll get Coronavirus” (although that may have been more literal.) In Boccaccio’s day you would have avoided someone “like the plague.” If you’re in another country and there’s a language difference you know…
DetailsThe ERA and Women in the Workplace 2020 The first Women’s Rights Convention in the US took place in 1848. 75 years later, in 1923, women began the fight for an Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). The ERA finally passed the House of Representatives and the Senate in 1971 and ‘72 respectively. It then went out…
DetailsA mandatory half-day outing to the Shedd Aquarium. On Ash Wednesday. “This employee felt anything but appreciated,” said a friend about the recent “Employee Appreciation Day” event hosted by her company. Beyond not feeling appreciated, she was mad. “Here I was, standing alone in the aquarium, and all I could think of was how much…
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