What Sorority Life Taught Me About Business
To the non-Greek, sororities and fraternities may seem like a silly affiliation where members pay for their friends. As a former sorority president and active alumna member of the Alpha Sigma Tau sorority, I strongly disagree. Sorority life taught me many valuable lessons (and paying for friends was not one of them). And while my [...]
Surviving Relocation: Long Distance Relationships For Young Professionals
You got the big position you applied for and now your off to a new locale across the country or even across the globe! This is everything you wanted and more but, as you begin to plan and prepare you realize that you will be leaving your base of friends, your family and [...]
Context is key: Points that reveal my perspective
Brandon A tagged me in this “8 for 2008″ blog meme so I figured I had better respond. This is a bit more personal than most things on Newly Corporate but hey, it’s the weekend and we are still new so I hope you enjoy getting to know a little more about me and [...]
This is where I come from: Nine fun facts about this blogger.
1) I am an Eagle Scout. Boy Scouts is where I learned many life skills. Most importantly Boy Scouts taught me how to work hard and stay focused to accomplish any goal. That is something that will stay with me forever.
2) I am marrying my high school sweetheart in July. [...]
Do you know what to do after college?
Recently while at a high school friends wedding, I was chatting with an old friend and his girlfriend, both recent graduates of a very prestigious mid-western school. The girlfriend gave a comment that was puzzling to me.
“Most kids our age (24) don’t know what they want to do with their lives.”
Is this true? [...]
Make a Friend at Work, and Then They Leave…
If it hasn’t already happened several times, its bound to happen to you. You work at developing a relationship, small talk over coffee, and maybe even dinner and drinks, then out of nowhere your friend and coworker leaves you high and dry.
Sometimes the departure leaves you with more work, sometimes it just leaves an [...]
Deliberate Relationship Enhancement 2.0 : Christmas Cards for Generation Y
Growing up I always wondered why my parents put so much effort into the Christmas cards they sent out during the holiday season. The carefully chosen card and picture combo would be sent out to family members and a number of my father’s business contacts. I quickly realized that we got many of these [...]
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