There’s a particular feeling that arrives every Thursday evening, somewhere around 5 p.m., that has nothing to do with the actual calendar. The week isn’t over, you still have a full workday ahead of you, and yet something shifts…quietly and
Guilty Until Proven Sick
At some point in your career, you’ve probably been asked to produce a doctor’s note to prove you were sick. You were neither hospitalized nor were you contagious with something requiring a hazmat response. You were just… sick. The kind
What Black History Month Demands of Us Now
In 1976, President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month, calling on Americans to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.” That year marked the expansion of
Meaning-making in the Face of Velocity
If you’ve ever experienced a traumatic event that was a “close call” – i.e. a horrific traffic accident or a medical emergency – it’s quite likely that afterwards you went through several steps. First there was a sense-making process where
