• Build a cozier community

    posted: Apr. 21, 2025.

    In her book The Joy of Connections: 100 ways  to Beat Loneliness and Live a Happier and More Meaningful Life, Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer had a section called "Make Your Read more
  • Stories of the Season

    posted: Dec. 26, 2024.

    This time of year is all about story. Just putting ornaments on the tree can bring back memories. We have one Christmas ornament of the Cowardly Lion which goes all Read more
  • Whither D.C. Camaraderie?

    posted: Dec. 10, 2024.

    The book Washington Brotherhood: Politics, Social Life, and the Coming of the Civil War by Prof. Rachel A. Shelden offers an interesting perspective on social life in antebellum Washington, D.C. Read more
  • Be deliberate in networking.

    posted: Dec. 02, 2024.

    The best definitions of networking include the words "deliberate," "intentional," or "purposeful." Why is that? It's because networking isn't something that just happens to you if you show up at Read more
  • A Day at the Vet

    posted: Nov. 25, 2024.

    Sometimes we wake up and the day has its own agenda. Such was the case this past Saturday when our dog had to be taken to Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG) Read more
  • Choose to be your best networking self!

    posted: Nov. 18, 2024.

    Oprah Winfrey once said "Please take responsibility for the energy you bring into this space." I think that's a great quote for networking, as it puts you in the drivers Read more
  • Windmills and Smarty Pants

    posted: Nov. 13, 2024.

    On a recent trip to Upstate New York, we met a woman from a small town who pointed to the green energy windmills nearby and said "all that energy goes Read more
  • Allergic to Hierarchy

    posted: Nov. 12, 2024.

    Yesterday I was at a seminar in which one of the panel leaders suggested that we needed to create representative organizations for civil society - and the implication was that Read more
  • Networking Climate

    posted: Nov. 08, 2024.

    In Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous (VUCA) times, we need to create informal as well as formal structures of communication. With dramatic changes on the US and world stages, traditional Read more
  • Memory and Imagination

    posted: Nov. 04, 2024.

    In her book Fires in the Dark: Healing the Unquiet Mind, Kay Redfield Jamison notes that the role of a good therapist is to "accompany" a patient in a journey Read more
  • Career Trampoline

    posted: Nov. 04, 2024.

    Both Pati Jinich and Ina Garten inspire me with how they ditched their pursuit of heavy policy careers in Washington, D.C. and went for the joy of cooking. It sounds Read more
  • That Daunting Crowd

    posted: Oct. 30, 2024.

    It had been a long conference, and I was tired and just wanted to go home. There was a "networking reception" on the top floor of the Studio Theater facility, Read more
  • Creative Arts and Planning

    posted: Oct. 16, 2024.

    Organizing your life can be overwhelming. That's why the more enjoyable you can make it, the more likely you will be able to be a successful planner. And some say Read more
  • My Friend Fatigue

    posted: Oct. 14, 2024.

    One of the things that I've found in sem-retirement is that I have to create structures for activity and engagement. That is, in my current work life I don't Read more
  • Resonant Networking

    posted: Sep. 13, 2024.

    Richard Boyatzis, Distinguished Professor at Case Western Reserve, refers to “resonant relationships.” In the context of coaching he talks about tapping the Positive Emotional Attractor (PEA), which I interpret as Read more
  • What's Next

    posted: Sep. 06, 2024.

    In August I finished the book What’s Next: A Backstage Pass to the West Wing, Its Cast and Crew and Its Enduring Legacy of Service, by Melissa Fitzgerald and Mary Read more

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