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I am often asked what the biggest challenge in my business has been. I am always embarrassed to admit that my answer is usually related to staffing. Despite the exceptional training I received in …
[Read more...] about Master Your Employment Partnerships from Job Post to Termination
(Updated from 10/17/2017) Here we go again. Another mass shooting. On a holiday. And several throughout the world over the weekend. I am reminded of October 16, 2017. That was another tense day …
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(Updated from 05/21/2018) I get sucked into the Internet and news abyss, too. A “quick check” for a Facebook status from an ill family member turns into 10 minutes (or more) of watching cats in …
[Read more...] about Limit Your Media Intake, Clear Your Mind
(Originally posted 12/28/2020) In this video, Nance gives three tips for revealing your implicit biases. We all have them, but we can control how they impact our lives--and the lives of others. You …
[Read more...] about Use Your Third Ear to Reveal Hidden Biases [VIDEO]
(Updated from 01/08/2015) I sometimes take unpopular positions. That's part of being a lawyer, but it's also an effective way of learning what is in our blind spots. As I re-read this post in …
[Read more...] about There is No Acceptable Racism in a United Human Race
(Updated from 08/14/2019) When I was asked by NBC News' Nicole Spector how parents can mend broken relationships with their grown children, I was still grieving the loss of my mother. Yet I …
[Read more...] about Supporting Employees Struggling with Parent Conflicts
(Updated from 06/18/2021) Having contributed to prior Upjourney articles on apologies and letting go, I was recently asked how to write an apology letter to a friend. This is my …
[Read more...] about Helping Upjourney Readers Write an Apology Letter
TRIGGER WARNING: This post contains what I think are some "inconvenient truths". It is likely to make you very uncomfortable. It makes me uncomfortable, too. Please remember that you do not have to …
[Read more...] about Five Things to Know About Jerks (and Rapists, Addicts, Sexists, etc.)
(Originally posted 06/05/2012; Updated 08/18/2021) Few people want to be terminated from their employment, even when they hate their jobs. As employers, we know the personal crises termination can …
"I don't have a conflict. I just can't start my business because every lawyer I talk to expects me to pay them for their service." I actually had someone say that to me in a networking meeting …
