I read a piece in Forbes about executive women and the problems that they face in the search for love. The problems stem from several things: 1) A lack of time, 2) A lack of men who meet their dating criteria, and 3) Men are put off by their success.
You know what you need to do if you want to fit a man into your life?  You fit him into your life. You decide that a relationship is what you want and you pursue it. You make time and you get over the idea that his success can’t measure up to …read more

If you have been dating for weeks or years, meeting your significant other’s family for the first time is a big deal.  If you ask people for advice, they will all probably say “be yourself,” but I actually think that for such a big occasion there are a lot more things to keep in mind.  A successful relationship with your in-laws requires a balance between being yourself and adjusting to accomodate the differences that exist between their family and yours.
Here are some tips for succeeding when meeting the in-laws for the first time:

Be polite. This is your chance to use …read more

I haven’t been following my horoscope at Free Will Astrology lately. I have felt not  myself for so long, just unorganized and winging it. I said that to my daughter today, “Honestly, I’ve been winging it for weeks and weeks.” She nodded, because she’s smart and it’s pretty hard to hide the extent of the disorder my winging-it has caused.  Happily I can say that I’m not sad anymore – I’m a different sort of distracted. It’s time to shake the cobwebs out and get my life in order again.
So, horoscope. The logical place to start any sort of get-it-together …read more

Usually people vastly underestimate the amount of time needed to implement projects. This is true particularly when they are not familiar with the task to be carried out…They forget to take into account unexpected events or unscheduled high priority work. People also often simply fail to allow for the full complexity involved with a job.
It is almost impossible for me to believe that there is anything more true than this in business. Except, perhaps, “if it can go wrong, it will” and “the company’s poor performance affected everyone’s bonus.”
When I am given a project, I tend to over plan…in other …read more

I wanted this be a light-hearted piece about one of my favorite office observations: the difference between how men and women talk at work. You know, men say things like: Boil the frog (ask your boyfriend what that means) or Get a leg up or Sh**ts and giggles…and women say things like do me a favor? or please, or I’m sorry, or thank you.
But I became side-tracked. As I was searching on-line for some references, I came across this Newsweek review of three new high-schoolish book titles of which the focus is how undermining, sneaky and downright mean women are …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