A quiet life lesson

June 22, 2010

My friend’s dad died last week. It’s tough because he’s the person that I call my very “first” friend. We met in pre-school around the age of three. I still remember the big concrete pipe that was the tunnel that you could crawl through at the western end of the playground. We were typical boys, […]

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Through the broiler

June 18, 2010

I once heard a saying in the office that I found captured the essence of comedy and tragedy in a neat package. My colleague remarked that she was going to get put “through the broiler” if her presentation wasn’t completed in time. Eventually, the saying became the catch phrase on the row; someone or something […]

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Salad Days, Room 101, and my own Waterloo

June 16, 2010

I remember my first thought right before I walked in to the office. The suite number was 101 and I had just finished re-reading George Orwell’s 1984. I quietly remarked that this was going to be an adventure and boy, I wasn’t too far off. I became an adult when I crossed the threshold of […]

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Another interesting tidbit

June 15, 2010

I was conducting a bit of research for my projects and came across this closing line: “It appears that all parties are poorly trained in utilizing social media. More attention needs to be given to instructing students, career advisors and human resource managers on how to maximize the utility of these networks in the job […]

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Post HRevolution, my 30 day follow-up

June 13, 2010

OK, so I know I’m a few days past the 30 day mark (thanks for the reminder Frank), but I’ve been working diligently on trying to stay true to our final conversations, and the proverbial gauntlet thrown down by Lance & Laurie at the closing session. So here’s my update: I’m lucky enough to have […]

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