Help! I don’t have enough time to work!
A lot of people think they work too many hours. Others have a different problem: they have plenty of work to do, but not enough …Read More
Category Archives: Career
So why am I not in STEM?
Over at Wandering Scientist, Cloud posted a lovely rant about efforts to make STEM more attractive to women. The idea that somehow science, technology, engineering, …Read More
My favorite memories from 2013
I’ve spent some time over my past few non-working, non-blogging days thinking about the ending year. It was a good one. Here are some of …Read More
No one has to stay home
In the past few years, I’ve read a number of trend stories devoted to stay-at-home dads. While not a huge trend (very few fathers exit …Read More
Sources for stories: Recovering from a career mistake/setback
I'm working on a Fast Company piece on how to recover from a career mistake. I'd love to include some stories from people on mistakes …Read More
Variety is the spice of work
Whenever people ask how to make a living as a writer, veterans in the field tend to offer this tip: specialize. You become known for …Read More
Two conferences, and what makes a good keynote
On Friday last week, I went to the Pennsylvania Conference for Women. On Tuesday, I went to the Indiana Governor’s Conference for Women. Going to …Read More
The case for being accessible
Over at Fast Company this week I had a post on "The Compelling Case for Being More Accessible." I mentioned a comment from an entrepreneur …Read More
What is work?
Blog reader Rachael (see her website here) raised an interesting question on my last post: What is work? When you’re keeping a time log and …Read More
When some Yahoo alters your workflow
I’ve used Yahoo mail for about 12 years now, much of that as a paying customer (Yahoo plus is ad-free). I realize it is not …Read More