In 1996, I attended first-year orientation at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business (now referred to as Chicago Booth) with about 99 other incoming MBA students. We all sat there, a little uncomfortably among strangers, in a large conference room filled with round cloth-covered tables set for a formal plated lunch. A lot […]
Tag: Belonging
Enter Wimbledon
Just exactly as it seems and how it always has been. And, as the players walk through the gates, they know they are passing through history. That is why days like today mean so much to these athletes. They are competing not merely to win, but also to belong, to be counted, to be kissed […]
A Thanksgiving Poem for Networkers
Connections, Community and Belonging! That’s what Networking oughtta be. CLC sounds about right; Making Connections morning, noon and night. “Friends helping Friends,” As one Friend said. Giving through generosity – a true and selfless act. And in return, getting a whole lot more back. This Thanksgiving and every day in between The CLC Community means […]