Continuing my series of alternative responses to the New York Times column, The Ethicists, looking at the consequences of one’s actions instead of imposing values on others, here is my take on today’s post, “Should I Speak Up for a Pet Pig?” I am in a profession where I often go to people’s houses to work with their children. I have one client whom I like very much and who[…] Keep reading →

I wrote about David Allen’s influence before, in “‘I am a freedom junky’ — David Allen’s inspiring words that simplified my life,” which describes how I implemented his system of getting things done. His words and advice regularly come to mind and help me. They did recently when an email that would have stressed and burdened me had I not known his system. I had his book and a camera[…] Keep reading →

Continuing my series of alternative responses to the New York Times column, The Ethicists, looking at the consequences of one’s actions instead of imposing values on others, here is my take on today’s post, “Is It Selfish for a Gay Couple to Have Kids via Surrogacy?” My husband and I are gay and are exploring the possibility of having children using an egg donor and a surrogate mother. Sometimes when[…] Keep reading →

Continuing my series of alternative responses to the New York Times column, The Ethicists, looking at the consequences of one’s actions instead of imposing values on others, here is my take on today’s post, “Should a Man Have Told His Mother-in-Law That She Was Dying?” My mother-in-law died recently of cancer. She was 88 and had a full and good life. She did not have full-blown dementia, but she had[…] Keep reading →

My post today on Inc.com, “2 Questions To Ask in Every Interview So They’ll Want You Back,” begins: Instead of trying to show off, making you look like a commodity, use these techniques to make interviews two-way conversations where they’ll want you back. Isn’t that what you want from an interview? If you want one thing most from an interview, you want the interviewer to want you back. If you want[…] Keep reading →

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If you read this blog, you know I care about leadership and how to improve yours—in business, personal, family, and every other part of your life. I presume you do too. As much as you’ve learned from the blog, you can learn more from doing. If you want to improve because you’re moving up the corporate ladder, just finished school, starting your own projects, or any other reason that you[…] Keep reading →