Cause of the Great Depression—the revolution in agriculture that threw millions out of work. Hello America! The U.S. must manage a similar shift in the “real” economy, from industry to service, or risk a tragic replay of 80 years ago. Have you stood on a cat walk, decked in hard hat, safety boots and all, watching while below you ~ concrete […]
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Why Workforce is Motivated by Flex
This week, Mom Corps CEO Allison O’Kelly was featured in, “7 Ways to Motivate Employees with Workplace Flexibility,” a post on Cali Yost’s “Flex and the C-Suite” Fast Company blog. Flex and the C-Suite is a column series that, “periodically showcases leaders who have made flexibility at work a key strategy for achieving smarter and better business results. In other words, […]
Read moreIs Goal a Verb?
One of my very favorite movies is Pretty Woman with Julia Roberts. In the opening and closing scenes there is a crazy guy walking down the street yelling, “Everybody’s got a dream. What’s your dream, baby?” Pretty Woman is a modern-day Cinderella-style story. Julia’s character, for the most part, “falls into” the fairy tale ending. What luck. She really didn’t […]
Read moreWorking Mother Mantra – The Truth
Juggling work and life is nothing new for us. Our children have always had a working mom and dad. Balancing it all, not possible, it is more about work life blend. There are activities and days that are sacred family time, birthdays, holidays, parent teacher conferences, etc., and there are Saturday and Sundays when work must be done, even if […]
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Read moreGift from a Stranger
My family had the privilege of meeting a wonderful young man recently, Constantine. Constantine is graduating from Stanford University with a M.B.A. and received his undergraduate degree from Harvard. The world is his oyster. Constantine was in Dallas for a job interview. As he was updating us on his interview that day he asked me, “If I get this offer […]
Read moreI am thankful for … nothing
I have to admit it. Nothing is one of my favorite things. Nothing I have to do. No where I have to be. Nothing pulling on my time or my psyche. I. Love. Nothing. There isn’t enough nothing anymore. In our quest to be better, stronger and smarter and raise better, stronger and smarter children, we are constantly GOING. There is always something we […]
Read moreRight Person, Right Position, Every Time
Guest blogger: Adrian Wood, VP of business development, PeopleSync, has a 22 year career in sales, business development & professional services across SaaS offerings. Passionate about simple & effective business solutions for the HR industry. http://www.peoplesync.com We were lucky enough to have Cindy from Mom Corps Dallas join us on our webinar recently (The Contingent Workforce) to highlight the […]
Read moreYou Don’t Know … Until You Know
When I was young, single and completely work-obsessed, I thought I had my life figured out. 70 hour workweeks? Check. Independence? Jam-packed calendar? Plenty of disposable income? Check, check and check. I was fulfilled! I was productive! I was important! I didn’t know how I would live any other way. And then I got married, had a child […]
Read moreEvery step of the way, I will have you with me
Only 60 miles to go! Beginning Friday through Sunday, I will be walking with the Tough Ta-Tas in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure®. Over the past 15 weeks, so many experiences: I have walked or run 430 miles. We have watched the sun rise over White Rock Lake and downtown Dallas. Inwood Village and Highland Park Village Starbucks have gotten […]
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