by Laurie Swanson | Oct 5, 2020 | Career Blog
I am going to say something pretty radical here so get ready! If we had listened to the millennials, we would have been better prepared to navigate through the changes that living through a pandemic has required us to make. I read a recent article on millennials,...
by Laurie Swanson | Sep 28, 2020 | Career Blog
In our most recent meeting of The “IT” Community, a gathering of Women in Information Technology building careers and lives they love (email us at [email protected] for details), we started our introductions talking about something good that was...
by Laurie Swanson | Sep 21, 2020 | Career Blog
I am currently watching a house on a corner in our neighborhood being built. They tore down a ranch that was there and now are building new. As I go past it, I have noticed an excitement in myself. I have no idea what this new house is going to look like. Will it be...
by Laurie Swanson | Sep 14, 2020 | Career Blog
I had two different experiences with people and their dogs that taught me a lot about how to handle personal crisis while at work. The situations were similar. Two co-workers had dogs that were very sick. The dogs were at the vet and the outcome was bleak. Both had...
by Laurie Swanson | Sep 4, 2020 | Career Blog
I was recently asked about all the writing I do. How do I come up with my ideas? Do I find it a hard process? Good questions! I had not really thought about the HOW before. Until recently, I did not even think of myself as a writer until many people told me that in...
by Laurie Swanson | Aug 31, 2020 | Career Blog
Here is a story I recently read on the interwebs. (There was no author’s name given). A father said to his daughter, “You graduated with honors, here is a car I acquired many years ago. It is several years old. But before I give it to you, take it to the used car lot...
