by Jackie Acho | Feb 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
On HBR Blog Network, Whitney Johnson writes: Independent Work May be Inevitable http://blogs.hbr.org/johnson/2013/02/independent-work-may-be-inevit.html Absolutely. Independent work is inevitable (and a huge blessing) for some of the most talented people in our...
by Jackie Acho | Feb 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development; “Why Gender Equality Stalled” by Stephanie Coontz, New York Times Sunday Review, February 17, 2013 Finally, a terrific article about why gender equality has hit a wall in the US....
by Jackie Acho | Feb 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
Marvin Bower, from McKinsey.com http://www.mckinsey.com/locations/Knowledge_Network/Our_People_and_Values/Our_Culture.aspx World-class professional development is key to the second part of the framework suggested in this blog (1. vision, 2. can I grow here?, 3. being...
by Jackie Acho | Feb 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
What is the currency of empathy in a family? It’s pretty simple really. It’s love, but our busy-ness and competing priorities get in the way. In the WSJ yesterday, “Small Acts, Big Love” highlighted how couples say I love you with everday deeds...
by Jackie Acho | Feb 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
Our children not only begged for a dog, they prepared over 2 years. They researched breeds, asked us to vote on options, helped organize the house, and searched petfinder endlessly to find our perfect pet. They deserved that dog. Yet, I stalled. A dog is work, and no...
by Jackie Acho | Feb 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
Research now confirms what we instinctively feel. To be most effective, we need to maximize energy, creativity, productivity…..not the amount of time we spend at work. 90 minute increments of work with breaks in between. Full nights of sleep. Naps. Mid day runs....
