Have you ever seen Fiddler on the Roof? If you haven’t seen the movie or stage version of this musical classic, add it to your must-see list. Fiddler takes place in 1905 Tzarist Russia. The main character, Tevye, is a poor Jewish milkman, desperately trying to instill family and religious traditions in his five daughters, in spite of how [...]
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Traditions of the past, for the future
July 26, 2010Why we celebrate
July 4, 2010It’s Independence Day. Did you remember? July 4th is more than picnics and fireworks. Today is the 234th anniversary of when the Continental Congress of the thirteen united States of America unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence from the monarchy of Great Britain. Here is the text (minus the specific list of grievances); a reminder of what [...]
When I think of freedom…
July 3, 2010…I think of my son, who fought to protect our freedoms in search of Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan, the rights of the people in Iraq to self-determine their form of government, and then the rights of the Afghan people to hold free and fair elections in their country. …I think of the still-smoldering rubble of the [...]
“Delivering Happiness” delivers
June 7, 2010Are you interested in a book about customer service? Would you rather read a book about leadership, communication and its impact on corporate culture? Or, perhaps you’re intrigued by the entrepreneurial growth story of Zappos.com? If you said “Yes!” to any of the above, then “Delivering Happiness” is the book for you. Written in an easy to read [...]
Newslink: Leadership
May 18, 20105 Ways to Ensure Mediocrity in Your Organization Today’s newslink reminds us that a poor economy is no excuse for not treating your people well. Author Liz Ryan provides “five of the most insulting leadership practices” that can result in a demoralized team. Stick with your good employees during tough times, and they’ll stick with you when [...]
Power, Love, Sound Judgment
March 20, 2010The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is always a closely followed event in our house. My husband and I both participate in a pool at work, our daughter and her husband fill out brackets and we often compare notes. Our daughter recently moved back to the area, so this year we all took off Friday afternoon to [...]
A lesson from an “Undercover Boss”
March 16, 2010The CBS TV show Undercover Boss is an interesting concept. It provides the opportunity for an executive of a major corporation to literally go “undercover” and fill a variety of positions within his/her organization. Generally speaking, the positions are close to entry level, often doing demanding or physical work. The show provides an insight to [...]
Is International Women’s Day still a good idea?
March 9, 2010The above question has been gnawing at me. I hope that after you read this post, you will add a comment sharing your thoughts on the need for this day. Yesterday, I saw numerous tweets, press releases, and other sorts of publicity about International Women’s Day (IWD). With each one, I grew slightly more frustrated. I was born [...]
Olympic thoughts: It’s not just sport, it’s life
February 14, 2010Last night, during the coverage of the short track speed skating events, NBC aired a taped interview between Chris Collinsworth and Apolo Anton Ohno. They were discussing Ohno’s incredible training regimen that helped him get back in shape after a whirlwind taste of celebrity (i.e., Dancing With the Stars champion, awards shows, late night TV appearances, etc.) [...]
A lesson from Sister Mary Judith
February 10, 2010Yesterday’s Oprah featured an interview with a group of nuns from the Dominican Sisters of Mary convent in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I found the conversation with the nuns on the show, and film clips from Lisa Ling’s visit and overnight stay at the convent, to be quite fascinating. Snippets of their daily life were shared, such as 5:30 [...]
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