Bye Bye Lotus 1-2-3 – Thanks for the Memories
Friday, 05. 17. 2013 – Category: All Blog Posts, Meaning of Work, employee engagement
It was bittersweet to read this week that IBM has announced the end of support for Lotus 1-2-3. This may seem like a minor blip on the geek landscape, but for me this announcement was akin to Proust’s madelines. Released in January of 1983, Lotus 1-2-3 became the first killer app for personal computers, releasing [...]
5 Ways that Politics is a Lot Like Work
Friday, 05. 3. 2013 – Category: All Blog Posts, Management Tips, Meaning of Work
Over the last several months, I ran for elected office in my town. I lost by a narrow margin (88 votes) to my opponent who was an 18-year incumbent in the position. Although winning would have been better than losing, I have no regrets about having tried. Like my friends in the cartoon [...]
10 Zen Ways to Lead
Monday, 04. 29. 2013 – Category: All Blog Posts, Management Tips, Meaning of Work
Today’s guest blog post was submitted by Workforce Institute reader Kelly Gregorio. Do you agree with this advice? How hard is it for you to stay in the Zen zone at work?
When we think ‘lead’ our thoughts tend not to go automatically to ‘Zen’. This is not too much of a surprise considering leaders carry [...]
Boston on Lockdown
Friday, 04. 19. 2013 – Category: Meaning of Work
For what? This is what we’re all asking this week. These two men went to school here, had friends here. We may never know why they did what did. One is already dead and the other is on the run with every flavor of law enforcement looking for him.
This is unbelievable. Boston [...]
The Peace Marathon
Tuesday, 04. 16. 2013 – Category: All Blog Posts, Meaning of Work
April 15th is always one of the happiest days of the year in Boston. The world pays homage to the thousands of local and international runners who make the journey from Hopkinton to Boylston Street. The Red Sox play at Fenway. If we’re lucky, it doesn’t rain.
Yesterday was one of those perfect days – sunny, [...]
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