Last week, I made chicken soup again. If you read my earlier post about Fighting Fear with Chicken Soup, then you know what a big deal it was for me to make it the first... Continue reading
When she was an adolescent, I watched my daughter play an app game that includes candy on a rope, spikes, an open-mouthed frog, little spidery things, and flatulence noises. I was struck by how intensely... Continue reading
I love it when my car praises me! The message is concrete, consistent, and congruent with my expectations. Why doesn’t most performance feedback work so well? I make a lot of short trips (my home... Continue reading
I watched a woman wrestle with a printer the other day. Unfortunately, the printer was winning. No surprise. The toothpick she had been using as a shim to hold the printer cover in place would... Continue reading
So many organizations have cut back their staff levels, their benefits, perks, politesse during the last couple of years. As some aspects of business pick up, some employers are starting to give small wage increases,... Continue reading
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