From the monthly archives:

July 2009

I Quit! (And I stabbed him with a fork.)

July 11, 2009

On Thursday Laurie Ruettimann, author of Punk Rock HR, asked on her blog “Do you have a take-this-job-and-shove-it story?” Apparently a lot of people do; she got 35 responses almost immediately! Of course I could not resist and I shared my The Devil really does wear Prada story, and Sarah Palin’s recent mid-term resignation as [...]

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Join me + Jason Prance LIVE on High Velocity Radio Monday 07.13.09

July 11, 2009

When I was a guest on High Velocity Radio two weeks ago the host of the show, Stone Payton, asked if I would be interested in guest-hosting for him while he takes his family on vacation. I said yes. Of course! Me in a studio with a microphone? As if I would ever pass up [...]

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Live on the scene at a spectacular Atlanta Tweetup!

July 8, 2009

Tonight’s Tweetup, hosted by @toddschnick, was held at Fuego Mundo, A Taste of South America — an incredible new restaurant in Atlanta! I cannot wait to go back. Pre-Tweetup (this video is fuzzy for a few seconds and then focuses.) In case you are wondering why I look so spastic I was petting my dog. [...]

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Inspired by Penelope Trunk and why I love Kate Gosselin.

July 7, 2009

It’s 4:20 a.m. and for the second night in a row I’m tortured with insomnia. The one good thing about insomnia is that it gives me a chance to catch up on reading my favorite blogs. I read Penelope Trunk’s recent blog post How to divorce new-millennium style (and I love Kate Gosselin) and it [...]

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Interview with SHRM’s China Gorman: Workplace flexibility

July 7, 2009

Recently I interviewed China Gorman, Chief Operating Officer of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), about her testimony in front of the House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Workforce Protections on June 11. China was called upon to discuss SHRM’s comprehensive plan for Workplace Flexibility. What was the subject of your Congressional testimony? SHRM [...]

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Interview with Optimal Resume’s Social Media Strategist Kelly Giles, Part II

July 6, 2009

Recently I had the opportunity to interview Kelly Giles, Social Media Strategist for Optimal Resume. Kelly introduced herself to me by email and I was so dazzled by how professional – and yet personal – her approach was that I asked for her permission to share the email with you. You can read that here [...]

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Quitting mid-term spontaneously and with no discernable reason is an excellent way to kill your career.

July 4, 2009

Yesterday Sarah Palin announced that she will not seek re-election in 2010 and that she is resigning at the end of this month. For those of you who live under a rock she is currently the Governor of Alaska and she was John McCain’s Vice Presidential candidate for the November, 2008 election. This is what [...]

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