360 Degree Character Building
Building character is hard work. We have varying degrees and speeds of character building based on our life experiences and events. What expectations have you set for yourself to build character?
Posts Categorized: Networks, Mentors and Career
Finding Mentors in Unlikely Places
Early on in my career, I may not have seen my placement next to an octogenarian as having all that much benefit. Fortunately, I’ve grown; I now quietly accept the wisdom of those who’ve gone before me. In the business world, this is called mentoring. And you can find mentors in unlikely places.
Like Mother Like Daughter?
Irish playwright Oscar Wilde wrote, “All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That is his.” Is there truth in this statement?
Weeds in My Garden
It is mid-summer and weeds have overtaken my garden. Clutter has sprouted up in all of the rooms of my home. It is natural and in this I find peace. Would you?
Do You Have a Role Model?
When you aspire, and all your role models are men, seek a female. You can learn something from male and female role models yet the reality is, female role models offer important, valuable and unique perspectives a male role model never could.
I Am Not A Traditional Woman
I co-founded Women of HR with the goal of being a place where some of the thought leaders in Human Resources, female and male, can come together to share thoughts on what it is like to be a woman in the workplace or how women in the workplace are perceived.
Rising Together
Each of our lives is unique, yet the questions we have and the challenges we face as women are not.Welcome to Women of HR, a place for women to share information, discuss issues that impact our lives, and find a sense of community and collaboration. Who couldn’t use a little community and collaboration in their lives?
Be Subversive
You know the phrase, “Well-behaved women rarely make history”? Well, it’s always bothered me for two reasons: it sounds like justification for acting like a jerk, and I think it is missing the point completely. Is making history or being famous the best goal for your life? If so, I know several reality TV shows you can […]