A friend said something to me recently that I haven’t been able to shake: “Kindness is a radical act these days.” It made me sad. And then, almost simultaneously, it gave me hope because, if kindness feels radical, it means we still recognize it. We still crave it. We still have the capacity to choose […]
What Children Know About Connection
I recently finished Nikki Erlick’s novel The Measure, a story about what happens when every person on the planet receives a box revealing the exact length of their life. It’s a book about mortality, choice, and how we treat one another when the stakes feel impossibly high. But the line that stopped me wasn’t about […]
Practical Advice for Every Season from a Seasoned HR and Hiring Pro
Lately, I’ve interacted with a wide variety of people in career search mode. On one end of the spectrum are those just graduating from college or having recently graduated and struggling to find jobs. On the other end of the candidate pool are those in their 50s and 60s in career transition — often told […]