It's that time of the year, again. Not crying time - all due respect to the late Buck Owens - but time for celebrations, confetti, screaming at the top of your lungs that you're done, really done - with school! And, time for commencement addresses. I understand why colleges court... Read more →

This week's outstanding interview is with my friend, Dick Richards. Dick is a friend I have yet to meet in person, as happens when you blog. Dick has been leading the renaissance to renew spirit in workplaces since the publication of his first book, Artful Work, in 1995. He is... Read more →

My good blogging friend Kirsten Osolind is a true go-getter and innovative thinker. I love her approach to work and life - she gets out there and makes things happen, for better or worse. I don't know of any 'worse' things that she's created by being outspoken and opinionated (no... Read more →

Saturday morning. Rainy, chilly, a great day to stay in bed. No such pleasure awaits me. I'm up and faced with the usual tasks - housework, cooking (yes, Virigina, sometimes I cook), shopping, and ... writing. I'd much rather lie back down and grab a good book. I have a... Read more →

Word of Blog - what is it and where is it? [the word 'blog' kind of gives it away, doesn't it?] It's a new tool for bloggers. Developed by innovative thinking, ala my Smart Man Online interview today. Matt Turck is here to tell us all about this great way... Read more →

This Tuesday's Fit by Five is extraordinarily useful. Here are five ways to engage your women customers - with content, advice, insight, and a way to help the world. Women don't just go online to shop, though I talk a lot about women and online shopping. We go online to... Read more →

I took some time yesterday to catch up on some reading, both online via bloglines, and offline, via my overflowing pile of magazines, and the few books I'm reading. I'm happy to report that I caught up on the magazine reading (albeit, because I left most of the ones I... Read more →

It's time to focus some attention on websites and/or blogs that are doing it right (what works) or not doing it right (what's wrong). Because I've met so many talented individuals in the last two years of writing this blog, it's not hard to find sites that do it right.... Read more →

2006 - January 2nd. The day is full of promise. The promise stretches beyond this next 24 hours. Yvonne here... I thought it appropriate to make my first full post today - at the start of a New Year. This is a small thank you to the businesses that supported... Read more →

Today's Fit by Five is a follow-up post to our November 29th Top Five Wants for our Innovation Forum trip. Let's review: One: We hoped to meet and talk with executives from HBO, Target, and Fortune. Our hope was to talk business - get Chris (HBO) to shake our hand... Read more →