I grew up in a municipal Human Resources Department between the years 1979 and 1990. It was a different world then and I was profoundly lucky. The HR unit I entered, with no prior experience in HR, was in virtual shambles, hated and feared by most of the organization, mostly because the department had become… Continue reading The Water Gourd
Wedding
I have been off-line for the last month and some. I got married on September 13th. The preceding days had been filled with intense, sometimes frantic preparations, a big family picnic and a Cuban style pig roast. Time passed in a blink, and suddenly Carmen and I were taking our vows — at dusk at a… Continue reading Wedding
Among Contradictory Ridges
My good friend, Joe McCarthy sent me a few lines from one of my favorite poets, William Stafford. It turns out you can make such things into posters. Click on it to make it a bit larger if you like. In these or any other times, Stafford’s message speaks for itself. As I wrote to Joe… Continue reading Among Contradictory Ridges
Should I Stay or Should I Quit?
The grip of the recession is still upon us, I know, and perhaps the wise would say this is absolutely no time to look for a new job. Yet the truth is that some of us are suffering in jobs no longer worth the stress of having them. I find myself helping clients answer this… Continue reading Should I Stay or Should I Quit?