Tiger Woods’ apology fuels talk of meditation at work & in life
The very public apology from Tiger Woods for his marital wavering caught the world in a whiz of water cooler conversation on his governing belief system of Buddhism and meditation.
WorkLife 2012: A conscious approach to work and business
Remember the swirling concern around the ushering in of the new millennium? Now there’s talk of the impending doom of 2012. But what if 2012 portends not disaster but a shift in consciousness?
WorkLife Nation Webisode: Using Social Media to go Solo
The Wall Street Journal ran an article this week that offered a blueprint for those who are thinking of heading into business on their own, even in rough economic waters. Writer Richard Greenwald’s feature: How to Succeed in the Age of Going Solo,
Real time is the new prime time for the work life revolution
Is real time is the new prime time for the work life revolution? Just ask Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordon. She just might agree. Queen Rania describes herself on Twitter as, “a mum and a wife with a really cool day job.” This past December at Le Web,
Who knew I was a work life auntie
I had long felt alone as the bastard child of the work life mommy movement until I discovered SavvyAuntie.com. Melanie Notkin is the founder of this website described as, “The first community for cool aunts, great aunts, godmothers and all women who love kids.
WorkLife Nation Webisode: Tackling work-family conflict
There’s a flood of work life news this week. First, check out the new report on work/family conflict from the Center for American Progress and the Center for WorkLife Law. You will find the results rather shocking and disturbing. I think this report , The Three Faces of Work-Family Conflict: The Poor, the Professionals, and the Missing Middle sets stage for some hardcore discussion in Washington about work life legislation.
WorkLife Nation Webisode: Jonathan Fields’ Career Renegade
Jonathan Fields, author of Career Renegade: How to Make a Great Living Doing what You Love, is profiled in this weeks WorkLife Nation webisode. It’s timely because the intersection of career, happiness and productivity is the meat of debate lately. Even amidst our “career chaos economy,
Careerbuilder survey shows 1 in 5 workers looking for change
In Careerbuilders latest survey, it wasn’t the fact that nearly 1 in 5 workers were looking to switch careers that sparked my interest even as we slowly recover from the job sector doldrums, but the reasons why.
WorkLife Nation webisode: Creating the soul work you love
A fire was lit under me a few days ago when I read social media expert Chris Brogan’s blog post, Soul of a New Business (he co-authored Trust Agents). It was like the sky opened up and rained the kind of wisdom that I think big business sometimes has a hard time understanding: you’re dealing with humans.
Workforce Reinvention: success, serenity and significance in 2010
The traditional workplace model has entered into an evolutionary spiral. A workforce reinvention is taking place across generational boundaries, in fact across career trajectories for many people worldwide. Among the numerous reasons:
