I recently spoke at a workshop for human resource professionals and found that a major concern remains how to criticize an employee’s performance or behavior in a constructive and respectful manner. Given the importance of the issue, I thought I … Read the rest
I have written two blogs about caregiving for e-Talk: one about caregivers in the workplace and another about siblings who are taking care of parents.
I wrote about situations that were shared with me by friends and colleagues. … Read the rest
According to Webster, a tumbleweed is a plant (a Russian thistle or any of several amaranths) that breaks away from its roots in the autumn and is driven about by the wind as a light rolling mass.
I use the … Read the rest
TED Talk by David Steindl-Rast
”The one thing all humans have in common is that each of us wants to be happy,” says Brother David Steindl-Rast, a monk and interfaith scholar. I agree with Brother David and watched his TED Talk … Read the rest
What is a life transition?
Perspectives and priorities change naturally … Read the rest
Got a problem? Rank it on a scale from one to ten, ten being worst. In fact, most people have only a handful of 10s because most of life is comprised of ones, twos and threes. Right?
For instance, … Read the rest
DO THE WORK! by Steven Pressfield
Resistance is one of those words that can be used in a variety of contexts. In politics, it might mean a resistance movement. In medicine, there is antibiotic resistance and in physics, biological resistance … Read the rest
When was the last time you heard or said the words, “Mom liked you best?” Hopefully, not since you were very young — or ever.
But with our population living so much longer and siblings finding themselves in the role … Read the rest
Hearing — one of the five physical senses — involves the perception of sound, pitch and volume. The fine art of listening, however, is quite another matter. The only commonality between hearing and listening is two … Read the rest
United States businesses estimate losses of up to $33.6 billion per year of lost productivity from full-time working caregivers.1 Costs include replacing employees, absenteeism, workday distractions, supervisory time, and reductions in hours from … Read the rest