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Strategies to Help You Beat Those Weekday Blues, WaPo, 5/30/21

Feeling bad or down happens to all of us. If it become serious, professional help is needed. But short of that, this piece by Andrea Moran and in today’s WaPo provides some advice on what to do. strategies-wapo-5.30.21-1Download

Redefining What Diversity Means in the Workplace, WaPo, 3/7/21

Today, advancing diversity in the workplace is a high priority. But what exactly is diversity today? Is it still framed in terms of race/ethnicity/gender/religion, or do we need to take a more nuanced and broader view of diversity? Read this piece in the Washington Post by Arden Davidson to get some insight. redefining-wapo-3.7.21Download

How to Achieve a Long Fulfilling Career, WaPo, 3/4/21 – Become a “Wisdom Worker”

This piece by Matt Fuchs in today’s Washington Post (3/4/21) resonated with me. As someone who is nearing the encore period of my career, the notion of “wisdom workers” and what they seek and how they embrace their work is something to be modeled. If you are approaching your work encore stage or know someoneContinueContinue reading “How to Achieve a Long Fulfilling Career, WaPo, 3/4/21 – Become a “Wisdom Worker””