Moms, part-time work is overrated
(From my USA Today column, 5/11/10) For Mother's Day this past weekend, families everywhere nabbed flowers and brunch reservations to celebrate. If you'd asked moms what …Read More
Category Archives: Career
First Friday Book Synopsis and 168 Hours
Thanks to the folks over at First Friday Book Synopsis for sharing some questions from 168 Hours on how to find the right job! One of …Read More
Salary.com and the $117,867 mom
Every year around Mother's Day, Salary.com posts a calculation of what price a mom's services would command on the open market. This year, Salary.com values …Read More
Know what the next level looks like
There is a lot of randomness in the universe. Occasionally, people get ahead just by being in the right place at the right time. But in …Read More
When Happy Hour Isn’t an Option… Or Is It?
A while ago, I read a piece in the Wall Street Journal called When Happy Hour Isn't An Option, Finding Time to Network. The author, …Read More
Thoughts on Good Housekeeping’s 125th Birthday
I spent a fun evening last night at Shine On, the show celebrating Good Housekeeping’s 125th anniversary. It was not a “show” per se as …Read More
Motherlode: Juggling Full-Time Work…and Bad Assumptions
I was fascinated to read a guest post at Lisa Belkin's NY Times Motherlode blog from Dr. Simi Hoque of the University of Massachusetts. Prof. …Read More
Business Owners Smile More…
...or at least that's the message of Sue Shellenbarger's column this morning in the Wall Street Journal. According to a Gallup survey being released today, business …Read More
When work-life balance means working more
When I was writing a book on time management several years ago, I had dozens of people keep logs of their time. Paula, a Nashville …Read More
The end of the billable hour?
The front page of the Wall Street Journal this morning has an article called "Billable Hour Under Attack." Apparently, many companies are using the recession …Read More
