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11/18/2015

Reading a lot about corporate leadership, do morals pay and who comes up on top repeatedly is Starbucks.
Next time you need a caffeine fix don't feel bad, they actually do good stuff:
http://www.starbucks.com/careers/veterans

02/24/2015

What would bring them back to Tech?
"The main thing would be professionalism. Just being able to treat each other with respect would be huge."

Ana Redmond launched into a technology career for an exciting challenge and a chance to change the world. She was well-equipped to succeed too: An ambitious math and science wiz, she could code faster, with fewer errors, than anyone she knew.

02/08/2015

For all NEWCOMERS who face visa and language issues - here are some of the best role models for you.

Immigrants now launch more than a quarter of U.S. businesses. All entrepreneurs should welcome reform that would make it easier for this class of strivers to stay--and succeed.

02/06/2015

If you want to build a ship, do not drum up the people to gather wood... teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea." Leadership lessons from Antoine De Saint-Exupery.

Netflix Culture: Freedom & Responsibility 1

01/21/2015

My main job was developing talent. I was a gardener providing water and other nourishment to our top 750 people. Of course, I had to pull out some weeds, too. - Jack Welch

11/30/2014

Among HBS graduate women, only 17 to 25 percent expected their husbands’ careers to take precedence, but they did so 40 percent of the time. Half of the women expected to handle a majority of child care, but nearly three-quarters said they ended up doing so.

Both sexes have ambitious goals for their career and family life, a study finds, but entrenched factors seem to hold many women back.

11/12/2014

Yes, there is a fix - listen to the spouse, give her support AFTER the move when the real relocation challenges start. Such as Career and Life Coaching for your time abroad....

About 30% of all expat assignments end early, often cut short by a trailing spouse’s discontent. Is there a fix?

09/17/2014

Happiness at Work is your pup watching over you.

08/25/2014

1st step in working with a coach is setting GOALS, 2nd is to journal and reflect, and start to focus on what is under your control.

07/09/2014

Great visualization of saying sorry too much.

Sorry, NOT SORRY for asking you to watch this video. After all, why are women always apologizing? Sure, it's polite to say "sorry" sometimes. But for everyth...

06/03/2014

What makes people HAPPY at WORK?
If four of our core needs are met:
* physical
* emotional - feeling valued and appreciated for your contributions
* mental
* spiritual - by doing more of what they do BEST ... by feeling connected to a higher PURPOSE at work.

Excessive demands are leading to burnout everywhere.

05/07/2014

Great news for Trailing Spouses - The Obama administration wants to let nearly 100,000 spouses of foreigners working in high-tech fields to work here as well. The new rule would allow the spouses of those H-1B holders who are in the process of applying for a green card to find work.