Can you say, truthfully, that you’ve never told a lie? Oh really…What about the time you told your family you couldn’t come to dinner because the dog was sick? Or, the time you hid your new dress in the back of your closet so your husband wouldn’t see that you’d been shopping on-line, again. Harmless?
How about the ones we tell “keep from hurting other’s feelings”: “Oh what a beautiful baby.” “No, I can’t even tell you have 3 cats in your house.” Funny?
But in the office, telling lies is usually about self-perservation and can be costly. And, according to a …read more

Or how not to balance your work and personal life.
Just returned from a few days in Vegas. It was a great trip, but there were certain things that had me thinking vacation is a lot like the office. Here’s my list of observations…let me know if any of these ring true for you. Read vacation = office:

Vacation wardrobe worries = office wardrobe worries
Men can wear the same outfit 2 days in a row = men can wear the same outfit 2 days in a row
Fabulous 4 inch, silver strappy sandles = just as dumb a puchase as fabulous 4 inch …read more

My office is in my home, a few feet away from the kitchen, and overlooking my front yard. Does this ever happen to you — You get stuck…you can’t make a decision, your ideas are not flowing, you stare out in to space, everthing seems dingy?
Plus, everyday when school lets out, the neighborhood girls (’tweens) seem to congregate in front of my house. I don’t have children so someone needs to explain this to me…but why, oh why do they scream when they are playing?
What does your office look like…what do you have around you that gets your brain pumped?
Anyway, …read more

I have always been fascinated with the concept of leadership in American corporate culture. Professionally, it as been an aspiration of mine. Is leadership one of those characteristics that you are either born with or you are not? How does one become a leader? Is leadership about a person’s ability to inspire, display strength, honor, integrity, wisdom? steadfastness? Power?
Can one learn to be a leader? Does being a good manager mean being a good leader? And if you are — or you become a great leader, does that guarantee success?
I wonder if leadership has multiple levels of meanings in …read more

Hi all…allow me to introduce myself, my name is Kim and I have recently joined b5media so that I may preside over Blog Fabulous, as Christine moves toward new goals.
I find it interesting that my favorite movie (best movie theme ever!) is Working Girl with Melanie Griffith and Harrison Ford, and here I am contributing to a blog which is dedicated to the needs and interests of working women. Some kind of cosmic force developing here, I would say.
I am a 20 year marketing and advertising veteran and have truly been in the trenches — working at varied companies from …read more