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When You Could Have Avoided it: The Worst Kind of Failure

The Intersections of Life I have given birth four times and each of those four times has been a completely different experience. My last delivery was probably my toughest, as I had multiple complications throughout the pregnancy that resulted in issues during a very dramtic delivery. My doctor and I decided it would be best [...]

May 21, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Has Routine Become an Anchor?

by Ray_anne

A Change Will Do You Good My life and work have changed over the last few years – mostly because I have learned to balance life and work – not an easy task. I have rested, actually taken vacations. And I have found value in that rest and what I call moments in the quiet. To wake [...]

May 14, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

How We Change: By Choice or By Experience

by Ray_anne

Change in the Making Tom Hanks has impeccable timing and his deadpan delivery made him a funny man with whom to be reckoned. It is that timing, I believe that also makes him such a great dramatic actor. His change from comedy to drama has resulted in him becoming one of the most celebrated and [...]

May 1, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

You’re Either Solving a Problem or Part of a Problem

by Ray_anne

solving a problem or part of the problem

I love business. The fact that I do love business was a shocking revelation to me many, many years ago. I had always worked in the dental field, in a service-oriented role and for the majority of my dental career (fifteen years of it) was spent helping little children conquer their fears and become good [...]

April 10, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

What Junior College and a New Career Did For Me

by Ray_anne

One Era Ended and Another Started I was a mother of four young children when I realized my marriage was most likely over. I had gone to Indiana University 16 years prior and to become a certified dental assistant. And while I had always worked at least part-time, I knew this career would not support [...]

February 28, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Our Love for a Dog

by Ray_anne

Our Love of a Dog About 22 years ago, a new puppy joined our family. She was a beautiful German Shepherd whose grandfather was a police dog. She had the classic German Shepherd markings that included the black dimple on each cheek. I loved her the minute she joined our family – giant puppy paws and all – [...]

February 14, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Four Sweet HR Lessons

by Mike Haberman

I have had the very good fortune to hear a presentation from Kat Cole, President of Cinnabon, who has the distinction of being one of the few company presidents to come through a Human Resources position. Kat has wisdom beyond her years and she provided some compelling lessons. Connections to make change After hearing Ms. Cole’s [...]

February 12, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Changing Your Perspective May Reveal a “Better Way”

by Ray_anne

Changing Perspective May Reveal a Better Way

Should you ever give up an ideal? Ever? It is good to find a place in work and life where your own personal code of ethics is able to, not only survive but, thrive. I have to feel good about my work. I have to feel as though I am contributing in some way to the betterment of our industry, that [...]

February 5, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

5 Ways to Effectively Re-train Employees

by Eric Friedman

Sometimes employees don’t get understand the way of an organization doing things the first time. Maybe it’s a new process or policy change that creates the need to re-train and talk to our employees. In industries like banking, healthcare, and finance typically a change in law or response to a recent customer situation often leads [...]

January 31, 2013 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Your Own Voice is Probably NOT the Voice of Change

by Ray_anne

The Noise Sometimes the noise around us is very loud. And as a result, we tend to yell. Some of us even scream aloud our thoughts or ideas, metaphorically or otherwise, to be heard. And unfortunately, this practice just makes all that other noise even louder. It doesn’t clear the air. It doesn’t help you stand out positively. The screamer isn’t automatically pushed to the front of the [...]

December 19, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Repetition is Not Always the Best Teach: Hope for Lessons Learned the 1st Time

by Ray_anne

Actions and Responses are not Always Rational Or Logical I have witnessed first hand what illogical behavior by another party can do to a rational and logical person. When we are confronted with distrust or our integrity is in question, it is easy, as a person who tries to maintain a high level of [...]

November 21, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Change Before You Have To

by Ray_anne

“Change before you have to.” – Jack Welch I have been thinking a lot about “change” So, why is it that we resist it? Why do we resist change, dread it, fear it? Is it in our genetic makeup, as humans, that change is something to fight? That life as we know it will be [...]

October 26, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

“Deeper Social Integration” — HOT Trend #2 in Recruiting Technology

by Ray_anne

Tech-savvy recruiters discovered social media quite a while ago — how to make it benefit their job has been bubbling and brewing for quite a while. They consistently seek for ways to do their job better and keep their organizations staffed with quality hires providing quality services or products. Innovation, like free social media, has sparked [...]

October 8, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Defining Moments and What They Mean

by Ray_anne

There are moments in our lives that define. They define who we are, who we will become, where we have been, what our existence is/was all about. And they are not just one, they are not confined to one moment or one day. They usually occur during memorable or important occasions. The birth of a baby, the death of a parent, a new job, or [...]

October 3, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Be Unique. Stand for Something Different.

by Ray_anne

A couple years ago, my son was telling an absurd story about some outlandish behavior by a few of his junior high school friends and one boy, in particular, that had displayed some poor behavior. His older sister interrupted, blurting out about the friend, “Yeah, it’s because his mind is twitched.” There was a moment of [...]

August 17, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Technology Will Not Replace a Handshake

by Ray_anne

Every single day there is a question that rolls around in my head. It must be a question for others as well, as it is asked online and in numerous blogs. This question addresses technology and the future of it. Where is it going? How will it affect what we do? Will it cause us to [...]

August 13, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

What is Your Hard Hat? Be Prepared.

by Ray_anne

Picture this… Your job is manual labor. You install and repair air conditioning units, ducts, parts, etc. in one of the hottest cities, temperature-wise and metaphorically, around: Las Vegas, NV. You are called to the Women’s prison on the other side of town to repair (what else?) the air conditioning. You must climb a 12-foot ladder to access the inside of [...]

July 27, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Social Technology Changes the Way we Do Business

by Ray_anne

Or does it? Thirteen years ago a friend told me about an internet site where our group of friends could share our vacation pictures. I had never heard of such a thing but was intrigued. I did a bit more research and created a group on the site specifically for our friends who vacationed [...]