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‘Sesame Street’ turns 50 today by Associated Press Sunday, November 10, 2019 NEW YORK (AP) — Fifty years ago, beloved entertainer Carol Burnett appeared on the very first broadcast of a quirky TV program that featured a bunch of furry puppets. Blink and you might miss it, but Burnett followed a cartoon about a witch called […]
Lisa Stearns is an author, coach, connector, and speaker. She has always been a creative and an organizer. As a little girl, Lisa was filled with tons of ideas and had a passion for organizing people and clubs. She is the last generation of baby boomers and came of age in a world where women […]
I see you managing up while working on the ground with your team. I understand what it’s like to love your work but know that you are called for greater. It’s time to: Drop society’s expectations Assess and evaluate your career past to carve out a new career path Quantify your skills, talents, and assets, […]
Expendable, misunderstood, frustrated, pressured? They say it can be lonely at the top, but it can also be lonely in the middle. Studies have shown that mid-level managers are the unhappiest of all levels of employee – not just all levels of management. It doesn’t have to be that way. I know the challenges firsthand, but […]
The hardest part of management is dealing with people. Management is not for the faint at heart. If I had a dollar for every time I heard someone say, “I wouldn’t want your job”, I would be rich. I’ve talked with many people who have turned down management positions and others who took positions that […]
Humans are social beings. We are hard-wired for connection. Attention, affection, and attachment are what humans as a species crave. Basically, we all want to belong. Nurturance, empathy and collaboration are considered natural characteristics i women. We are interdependent. There is strength and power in our sisterhood. When women support other women, great things happen. […]
My favorite season is summer. I am the 90 degrees hazy, hot, and humid type. While others are excited for fall sweaters and cute boots, I’m reminiscing about sandals and sundresses. I like when the sun sets at 9:00pm. What I love about autumn is not the cool temperatures and shorter days. What I […]