Book Review: How Work Works by Michelle P. King, PHD
With twenty years of organizational research and a keen sense of today’s post-Covid workplace environment, King advocates navigating a meaningful career on your terms and staying true to your authentic self, and she expertly provides the essential playbook to achieve both.
Hearts day love
For last year’s Valentine’s Day, Americans spent $26 billion on treats for their sweethearts and another $2 billion on their pets. We think it’s time to throw a bone to our precious pooches and show some pet love this February 14th.
Level up your next walk with this one thing
Yoga and tai chi participants know it well. Athletes use it to center themselves before taking a free throw or stepping into the batter’s box. And everyone can use their breath to improve the benefits of daily walks.
OK…it’s an improbable story
It can be said with a check mark or a thumbs up. It’s written with two letters or four. What began as a joke nearly 200 years ago, OK has become the most recognized word in the world. Okay, let’s start with the humble beginnings…
Do you make lists or not?
Lists. They’re for shopping and things to do, year-end top ten ‘this’ and 100 all-time ‘that.’ Even Santa makes a list and checks it twice. So, what’s the scoop about making lists?
It was on our list to find out…
What’s on your holiday playlist?
It’s the season for holiday tunes and like many themes we write about, some songs have fascinating backstories. Starting with Jingle Bells…
Book Review: Unleash the Power of Storytelling by Rob Biesenbach
In fifteen chapters, this conversational textbook cuts through the hype to clarify and demystify the who, what, when, where and why of storytelling. It’s a step-by-step roadmap for finding, shaping and telling powerful stories. This no-nonsense handbook belongs on everyone’s bookshelf.
Is it thanksgiving day or ”daze?”
Thanksgiving day typically conjures up thoughts of delicious dinners with family and friends. It’s also a day that can stir up stories of kitchen calamities that eventually become funny in a “remember when” sort of way.
It definitely took a village
The project cost nearly $500 million in federal funding. It spanned over 10 years and across three continents. More than 250 researchers contributed to the results. The results of what?