by mfg | May 10, 2011 | The Half Dozen, Work, Working Professional.
In grad school, I came up with “Blame the British” – a little retaliation for all the anti-American sentiment I was feeling in London. I turned the tables and pointed fingers at the country for all the world’s post-colonial blues. The...
by mfg | May 3, 2011 | Work, Working Professional.
…your staff calls the local coffee shop and orders a “Michele”. (Insert your own name here.) I use to start some of my days by calling the coffee kiosk next door to order a coffee for my boss. It was always hectic in the office, and we didn’t...
by mfg | Apr 12, 2011 | Life, Work, Working Professional.
This post is dedicated to all introverts. I’ve been told that introverts, much to our initial surprise, are actually pretty good leaders. Maybe its partially due to our ability to observe and listen, to process and then to respond. Folks are usually surprised...
by mfg | Apr 5, 2011 | Work, Working Professional.
One the nicest gifts I ever received was an embroidered black pashmina scarf. It felt delicious in my hands and the detailing of flowers around the edges was gorgeous. I couldn’t actually believe that someone at work was giving me something so divine and so...
by mfg | Apr 2, 2011 | Work, Working Professional.
What if critical thinking is the root of our problems? One take, explained to me yesterday, is that critical thinking is like martial arts. We only know how to attack and to defend against thoughts. We’ve been trained as black belts in this way – always...
by mfg | Mar 31, 2011 | Life, Work, Working Professional.
Yesterday, my horoscope told me that I was going to once again make changes to something. I was up until midnight fiddling around and importing my Posterous (previously unseen) into this blog. With each version, each template change. I feel like I’m getting...
