Laura Berger
By Glen Tibaldeo, CPA PMP Howdy! Thanks for finally showing up now that your closets are arranged by season and hue, you’ve precisely inventoried the letters in a can of alphabet soup, and learned to play Chopsticks on the German lute. Now you’ve got work to do and have come to the right place. Over … Read more
We all strive to take positive steps forward in whatever we are trying to achieve. Sometimes, however, we fall back into old habits that sabotage our efforts or we fail to recognize that we’ve moved forward because the gains we see are trivial. The important thing to recognize is that the alternative is moving backwards, … Read more
De-Stress Your Way out of Distress I love jumping into cold water. Well, wait. Let me back up. I love jumping into cold water with other people around. Why? Because after thirty seconds of acclimation, I get to chuckle as my friends negotiate the inner fortitude to get themselves to do the very thing they … Read more
A Namely internal study found that high performers take on average 19 days of PTO a year. Bob prides himself to be a truly great soldier of industry. He is first to log on and last to wrap up every day (most weekends included) and eats almost every meal at his desk. He completes all … Read more
Excited about the forth season of Downton Abbey, I’ve been reminiscing its many intrigues, including the start of the marriage between Mr. Bates and Anna—blessed with devotion but cursed by circumstance. After having been wrongfully accused of murdering his ex-wife, Mr. Bates is sent to prison, and the newlyweds can only communicate by writing letters. My experience tells me there … Read more
Arianna Huffington recently launched her new bestseller, Thrive. I attended a launch event, and during a one-on-one discussion we had after her speech, she asked me write a piece on how women thrive. It got me to thinking about a sound and witty take away from her speech and book—sleep your way to the top! ou … Read more
By Glen Tibaldeo, CPA PMP “I was a magnet to a better professional image. If all of a sudden those guys following horses in parades with shovels drove BMWs, wore Armani, and were the talk at cocktail parties, I’d be the first to sign up for a Master’s of Science in Equestrian Excrement Elimination. Add … Read more
Can you imagine your best friends and you regularly acting out your own episode of “Iron Chef”? Glen and I are huge fans of good eating. It is deeply ingrained in our lives. When you are at a crossroads in life and need to shake things up, you face a very similar exercise in creation. … Read more
“After all, that’s why they call it work.” We’ve all heard people say that. For so many, the workplace sucks precious energy and joy from them that could be invested in their personal lives. For that, people do not like their jobs. The truth, however, is that you have more control over your work environment … Read more
Innovation has been the king of business buzzwords since before the VCR and home computer hit the mainstream, and its relevance grows by the day—as low-hanging competitive fruit like headcount reductions become increasingly long in the tooth. A relevant question in the face of this reality is whether any leader in any company can make … Read more