“Your surroundings matter. You create a world, and people are invited to that world” in offices, studios, and stores says Ryan Murphy during an interview with Vogue’s Hamish Bowles (May 2021). Stop. Look at your surroundings. Is your workspace working for you or...
Overheard: “Do you mean to tell me that you can only tell when someone is struggling when they look you in the face and tell you?” Which reminded me of a workplace situation I experienced in my 20s: I was in great physical pain, at work, and trying to get through the...
It’s been a year of virtual meetings with our technologies helping and sometimes failing us. We’ve changed hairstyles, make-up, and clothing to look better in our virtual “Muppets” or “Brady Bunch” squares on flat screens. We’ve upgraded headshots – or we leave just...
Music can feed the soul or diminish one’s spirit. Music is an industry of work. Music is often a backdrop for work. Music is entertainment. And music can be distraction. As a helpful distraction, music creates focus for work accomplishment. It generates creativity and...
