Back in the day I worked for an organization that was quite keen on holding team retreats. These were off-site business affairs held at a somewhat centrally located resort or venue that could accommodate business meetings, dinners and frivolity for
The Dangers Inherent in “Keeping Sweet” at Work
There’s a mantra, a commandment really, amongst certain religious fundamentalist groups that women and girls should always “keep sweet.” While the concept seems to have originated in polygamous/FLDS cults society, it has reached into other patriarchal groups. The phrase is
Your HYPER-Local Workplace Culture
Amy and Becky have adjoining cubicles in your Midwest Region Customer Care Service Center. They’ve sat within 10 feet of each other since 2002 and together have survived 2 CEOs, 3 Department Directors and 6 Supervisors. Amy took care of
The Power of Many. The Power of ONE.
Every now and again I dig into the archives. Here’s a post from 2012. Still true. ********* Last week, in the manner that these things occur, there was a picture making the rounds on Facebook that poked fun (in an amusing
