My God, grief sucks. That's my blunt Jersey girl's prayer - not unlike "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" I don't actually believe God - or however each of us manifests spirituality or even hope - forsakes us during times of grief. For me, in times of true pain, God is closer than ever gently holding me up in a way that means I can function while lost. My faith doesn't change my original tune, though: grief, in a word, sucks. I am fully aware that I have the privile

"Peace begins with me." There was something about both the simplicity and certainty with which my daughter's newly-minted 17-year-old friend uttered that phrase amidst a bustling birthday trip we took to NYC. Her words stopped me in my tracks. "How could she possibly know that so deeply already?" I wondered. The short answer, great kid, great friend, mature and wise well beyond her years (my daughter and her are lucky to know one another and benefit from mutual good-hearted t

Here's 3 easy steps to help busy executives get holiday internal communications right. Seasons greetings. Ramadaan Kareem. Happy holidays. Joyous Kwanzaa. Happy Chanukah. Happy Diwali. Merry Christmas. Shanah Tovah. Lunar New Year happiness. Genuinely saying the right thing at the right moment is a cornerstone of internal and executive communications. For leaders, a misstep around holiday time--or potentially even worse, omitting the acknowledgment of any particular milestone

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