Now that the holidays are over, workloads seem to be increasing exponentially.  I am hearing the phrase “I am swamped” from all my friends regardless of the industry they are in.  After  a relaxing few weeks in slow mode, they are now all stressed out and if even one little thing happens that they … Read more

  The word “resolution” means “a resolve or determination” which takes on a bit of a negative connotation.  I tried to break the word down to “re” and “solution” but the first word that came to my mind was “resist”.  Even words like “reinvent”, “reinvigorate”, “reinvest”, “results”, “revise”, and “re-examine” next to the word “solution” … Read more

  At this time of year, the question amongst older children is “Do you believe in Santa Claus?”  I dreaded the first time that was raised by my eldest child and once he was told there wasn’t one, he replied “I guess then there isn’t any leprechauns either!”  He really “tried” to believe for that … Read more

A friend of mine posted on Facebook the quote listed above and I thought the timing was perfect.  As we write our holiday letters and start to think about New Year’s Resolutions, we tend to reflect on the past year – the ups and the downs.  For some, they may regret decisions they made or … Read more

Last Saturday, my mother, a friend, and I each had to attend a ceremony for three people who had passed away.  My mother’s friend had been battling several forms of cancer for a long time.  My friend’s coworker’s husband passed away after suffering a stroke while shoveling snow in the Connecticut snowstorm.  My high school … Read more

This past weekend I watched the movie, “The Dilemma”, with Vince Vaughn and Kevin James.  It is the story about a man who finds out his best friend’s wife is cheating on him and how he tries to handle it diplomatically.  Needless to say the story gets more bizarre by the moment and so when … Read more

I have been giving several presentations on interviewing lately for those seeking employment.  It is imperative to ask the right questions in order to make the best hiring decision, however, many hiring managers are not well trained (if at all!) and this leads to possibly selecting the wrong person who ends up being laid off.  … Read more

Awhile back I wrote an article on common courtesy in the workplace that stirred up a lot of opinions from my readers.  I just came across their responses while cleaning out some files the other day and thought it would be a good time to re-address this. I had suggested that our upbringing was a … Read more

    I have always heard that the two things you can count on in life are death and taxes.  I want to add a third to that list – Change!  I seem to be having a lot of friends and family members experiencing a lot of change lately and not all due to the … Read more

Why is it that many people make New Year’s resolutions but can’t achieve them?  Oftentimes the resolution is too vague (I want to lose weight) or so unattainable (I will run a marathon) that they are abandoned very quickly.  I consider September a new year; maybe it is that new yellow pencil mentality so I … Read more