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...
