One of the most exciting parts of the State of the Union address last week for me was the proposed partnership between businesses and community colleges to build the skills of workers to match the jobs that are vacant. I thought it was brilliant (and have been contemplating ways to get involved in helping to [...]
Sep22011
I had my first parent-teacher conference ever. My 4 year old is in Pre-K, and his teachers wanted to discuss my expectations, though I suspected they had a few of their own. One comment they made was that my son was sometimes reluctant to try to do things himself. Yes, I had noticed that he [...]
Aug52011
I have a saying about employment: Your job is only as good as your boss. I have what I think is a pretty typical experience in that most of my bosses have sucked. Some of been just uninspiring to work for. Some have been sexist and even pervy at work. Some were so concerned about [...]
