Here is an e-mail I received at my Pet Set address recently: r u around this wk? I was insensed, no greeting, no salutation, no details and no etiquette!
I could never send a note like that to someone (especially to her business address!) and expect to be taken seriously.
I’m assuming this person […]
Don’t be such a girl! Have you ever heard these phrases about men and women at work? I have; and it used to make me crazy. I always believed that men and women, performing the same function, usually applied the same techniques to get the results they want. Not true.
The sub-title of Deborah Tannen’s book […]
As I oversee the the daily details of The Pet Set, I listen to the whistle of the morning and evening NJ Transit trains, on their way to and from Manhattan. That used to be my train.
I used to be a suit and cute shoes kind of girl, durning my years in […]
Have you ever cried at the office? Whenever I hear that question being asked, I immediately think of that famous Tom Hanks line from the movie, “A League of Their Own”.
You can never, ever cry at work…it can ruin your career — you know that, right? We’ve heard it over and over again from career […]
Here is a quote which appeared in The New York Times, promoting the book: “Being the chick-in-charge doen’t mean you have to be a bitch-at-large.” Nice.
It’s ok for women to refer to women as a “bitch” in the workplace now, but we get ourselves all worked up when men use that term?
I get the joke […]
I’ve alluded to the fact that a supervisor once told me that I don’t know how to hold a meeting. I was floored at the time…”what the heck does that mean?” I pondered…and then obsessed. What is there to get, you reserve a conference room, check everyone’s availability, gather, bs for a while and then […]
I was going to write to you about the importance of organizing a structured and efficient meeting….no, seriously I was. But this post is perfect for observing Earth Day because I felt like I was being buried this week.
Remember the words from the John Lennon song: Nobody told me there would be days like this? […]
Nature has given us one tongue, but two ears, that we may hear from others twice as much as we speak — Epictetus
Do you think you are a good listener? The idea behind this question came up at one of my other haunts Start Up Nation.
I remember a while back in my corporate life, […]
I’m sure this topic is covered with much more grace and dimension over at the Baby Lune blog, but on some level, I thought we could talk about it here too.
So I’m in my car, listening to a local progressive rock station….the dj mentions that he is filling in for another dj who is […]
My office is in my home, a few feet away from the kitchen, and overlooking my front yard. Does this ever happen to you — You get stuck…you can’t make a decision, your ideas are not flowing, you stare out in to space, everthing seems dingy?
Plus, everyday when school lets out, the neighborhood girls (’tweens) […]
I would be able to bring order to a chaotic situation for you; I would know how to prioritize tactics which would stabalize the circumstances and I would use my ability to visualize an entire project to its completion in order to help you reach a successful outcome.
Here’s the frightening part…I don’t seem to […]
It’s Easter Sunday, and I should be starting dinner; but I just haaad to tell you about a new magazine I picked up yesterday, maybe you recognize it: Pink Magazine? Their tagline is: finally a magazine for professional women!
Pink is a beautiful magazine, wonderful layout — clean and crisp and just chock full of […]
Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to to. Where’s there’s love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong. — Ella Fitzgerald.
I almost missed the above quote, as I was turning pages in the May issue of More Magazine. I’m glad I turned back to read it and contemplate. […]
Ok, quick like a bunny…it’s time to think about yourself, noone else just vous. Time for a little feng shui of the mind, soul and body. Here is my list of spring things you need to do: (If there are things you’d rather see on the list, please feel free to add!)
Go shopping
Watch Food Network […]
I chose that famous line from The Godfather for today’s title, because I want to touch upon trust in the workplace.
If you treat your office mates like your “work-family”, chances are, you require absolute trust in each colleague. But what exactly does that mean? You would trust them with your life? You trust them to […]
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