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Category Archives: The Personal Story

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Upside Down, Shake It Up

October 18, 2011October 19, 2011

About 18 months ago, I was sitting teary-eyed and fatigued with my peer CEO group, explaining that I was going to give up. I felt like such a failure. While …

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Steve Jobs’ Legacy: Design Your Own Life

October 6, 2011December 1, 2019

While there are many things worth celebrating of Steve Jobs’ life, the greatest gift Steve gave us is a way to design our own lives. Steve Jobs was known for …

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What’s Your ScoreBoard?

September 26, 2011September 28, 2011

During my first marriage, I thought the goal was to stay married. In jobs, I thought the goal was to get promoted to the next big title/level/responsibility. When I used …

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Infected with Comparisonitis

September 19, 2011September 20, 2011

I got infected with a terrible disease this week. I didn’t realize it for a bit, but the diagnosis is now complete. I almost don’t want to tell you about …

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Quotas / Women / Boards

September 2, 2011September 3, 2011

One might wonder why I would choose to write about an issue of women and board seats just after taking on a new role as a corporate director of a …

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And, Who Are You?

August 24, 2011December 1, 2019

The quiet and art-filled office space overlooking majestic oak trees, the joy of working with Mike Mace,  the significant source of income for our family. These were things I thought …

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Don’t Give Up

August 4, 2011August 6, 2011

Life is full of twists and turns and it is sometimes easy to get sick of the many gyrations that are needed to make a business thrive, a project launch, …

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Asking for Help

July 22, 2011July 27, 2011

From the back seat, he coached me, “Mom, you should apologize to Dad”. I had just finished snapping an abrupt and snappish response to the driver of the car, who …

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Integration Matters

June 22, 2011June 27, 2011

Wallace Stevens once said, “Perhaps the truth depends upon a walk around the lake”. Well, my own walk has been along a creek. But it did lead me to find …

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