Walking into a new work environment can be a bewildering experience. You meet a number of new teammates, get thrown into several ongoing projects, and have to navigate unfamiliar systems. The amount of information you’re exposed to, and the pace at which you’re expected to learn your responsibilities, can feel overwhelming.Imagine having to help 30,000 new employees get acclimated to their jobs! That was the challenge Virginia (Ginni) Rometty faced at IBM in 2002 when her company purchased Pricewaterhouse Cooper’s (PwC) IT consulting business. For the acquisition to be successful, Rometty had to convince top talent from PwC to stay...}

All this month I’m celebrating Colon Cancer Awareness Week by recounting my own battle with cancer and giving away a book a week. All you have to do to enter to win a copy of my book A Thousand Sle [...]

Two of my favorite musical things: Acapella vocals and solo Cello.Pentatonixis an incredible group.

Many who have suffered the devastation of sexual abuse have experienced the insensitivity of others. Words that sound more accusatory than helpful like, “That was so long ago. Why can’t yo [...]

You’re sitting at your desk when the call comes in from your boss. “You were right.  I was flat out wrong.  I want to thank you for working here and having the vision that we all lack.  You called it.  …