(3-minute read) This month, we thank Karen Brown, Vice President Development & Philanthropic Services at Fairfield County's Community Foundation for suggesting this month's topic of how to assess career risks and get to what is next. Over the past six months, we've lived and worked under extraordinary circumstances. While working from home, we've figured out [...]
(2-minute read) At some point you’ll be asked to or want to do something you’ve never done before. The territory may be unfamiliar. The outcomes may be unknown. This new stuff can be exciting. It can also be scary. Most of us have been in this place. We want to move ahead but feel unsure [...]
(3-minute read) With the end of the year approaching, it’s natural to look back and consider how you did against the goals you set for yourself back in January. At the same time, your organization or company is in the process of setting budgets for the coming year. So while you’re looking back, your organization [...]
2-minute read and an activity This is not a topic I planned to write about, but things changed as I followed the disturbing reports of parents buying their kids into top colleges. I wondered if at birth, the parents’ said, “Don’t worry little one, mommy and daddy will buy you an Ivy League.” I doubt [...]
(Read Time: 1 minute, 30 seconds) Although made famous in our time by media theorist Marshall McLuhan, 'Walking backwards into the future' predates Mr. McLuhan by more than a few thousand years. It's the process (in artwork, writing and cultural practice) by which ancient Mesopotamians made the decisions that shaped their lives. This tradition was rooted [...]
