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  • Work Life Lessons from The Office

     



    I'm a HUGE fan of The Office television series and was really sad to see it end last week. I think most of us could find something about the inner workings of Dunder Mifflin that we can relate to: an awkward co-worker, inappropriate interoffice relationships, hurt feelings [...]

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  • Work Life Lessons from The Office

     



    I'm a HUGE fan of The Office television series and was really sad to see it end last week. I think most of us could find something about the inner workings of Dunder Mifflin that we can relate to: an awkward co-worker, inappropriate interoffice relationships, hurt feelings [...]

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  • Smart ways to keep a team member from destroying your work life balance

    Every time a friend of mine aimsto leave the office in time to beat traffic, her workaholic co-worker insists she finish her part of the newest project before she leaves. My friend has just about had it because usually the team project isn't due for a few more days.

    Have you [...]

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  • Cultivating Leadership: Where do women fit in?

    Last week, I had the pleasure of participating on a panel discussion sponsored by Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Miami. We dove into some rather controversial topics, mostly dissecting how more women can make it into leadership roles.

    I'm sharing a blog post that appeared on the CREW-Miami website to [...]

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  • How a spouse can doom your work life balance success

     



     

    Sheryl Sandberg, the outspoken COO of Facebook, repeatedly has said one of the most important career moves you make is who you marry. I see that played out, over and over, sometimes in a positive way, and sometimes not. 

    Just as lack of consensus [...]

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  • Millennials think being an entrepreneur is the path to work life balance

    Millennials, people in their 20s, are used to being overscheduled. They don't mind working hard, they just want to do it where and when they want to do it. Today, I wrote about how Millennials view entrepreneurship and how it will change the workplace for the rest of us. 

    Young entrepreneurs [...]
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  • Should pregnant workers get special treatment?

    When I was pregnant, I made full use of the special parking spot at my newspaper's offices for expecting mothers. It was right up in front of the building and saved me from walking for miles carrying around the 70 pounds I had gained with my daughter.

    I didn't ask [...]

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  • Should pregnant workers get special treatment?

    When I was pregnant, I made full use of the special parking spot at my newspaper's offices for expecting mothers. It was right up in front of the building and saved me from walking for miles carrying around the 70 pounds I had gained with my daughter.

    I didn't ask [...]

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  • What moms really want for mother's day...Our kids attention

    For Mother's Day, I want my kids' attention. I want them to do an activity with me -- plant flowers, ride bikes, go for a run, read a book. 

    Lately, "Cats in the Cradle" my husband's favorite song, has begun playing in my head. When my children were younger, I would [...]

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  • Are we packing too much into our days?

    Earlier this week I attended a funeral for a friend's mother. It was the first time in a long time that I shut my phone off for about four, almost five hours, during the work day. I felt  that if I took a peek at my phone during the mass [...]

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