http://www.workplacesthatwork.com/blog Lynne Eisaguirre Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:27:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, of course I watched it!  I live in Colorado so who could resist - - even the non-football fans among us - -tuning in to last weekend’s game between the Broncos and the Steelers.  And yes, when we watched Tebow lob that 80 yard pass to Thomas we all ... http://www.workplacesthatwork.com/blog/2012/01/13/can-you-tebow-at-work/ By now, Herman Cain’s epic rise and fall is old news but I always think that it’s useful to ask after one of these political pageants:  what have we learned? As I keep lamenting in this space, I’m amazed that we’re still dealing with the subject of sexual harassment.  I wrote ... http://www.workplacesthatwork.com/blog/2011/12/14/the-herman-cain-train-wreck-what-have-we-learned/ Mark Twain said: "There are lies, damn lies and statistics." While that may or may not be true, Moneyball, the Brad Pitt movie about the use of statistics in baseball hit a home run at the box office last weekend. What can you learn from this movie about attracting and ... http://www.workplacesthatwork.com/blog/2011/09/29/moneyball-lies-damn-lies-and-statistics/ I know it's hard to believe but you really do have the same problem as these famous faces. What might that be? Texting, talking and emailing when you shouldn't be. The scandal surrounding the voice mail hacking fiasco shut down Rupert Murdoch's News of the World. A ... http://www.workplacesthatwork.com/blog/2011/07/19/what-you-have-in-common-with-hugh-grant-prince-charles-and-gordon-brown/ So we just survived another sexual misadventure by powerful men: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Strauss-Kahn led the brigade with allegations of messing with the help. Arnold--with a ten year employee with whom he admittedly fathered a son and --Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a powerful head of the International Monetary Fund with a ... http://www.workplacesthatwork.com/blog/2011/06/14/sex-one-more-time-really-really/ I have to confess that I've been glued to the screens and newspapers the last few days since the announcement about bin Laden. In all the hoopla, what fascinates me the most is the sketchy descriptions of the actual tactics of the Navy SEAL Team Six that performed the ... http://www.workplacesthatwork.com/blog/2011/05/10/are-you-willing-to-work-it-like-a-navy-seal/ Well, we can dismiss Donald Trump as a wack job for riding the birther issue about President Obama's real birthplace or we can ponder the implications. While I always enjoy a sideshow in politics, this one does drive me over the edge, since so many people--37% of identified Republicans ... http://www.workplacesthatwork.com/blog/2011/04/21/donald-trump-the-birther-issue-and-diversity/ Now that I have your attention, I'm not talking about a Hollywood tour bus (a trippy ride I took recently with four teenagers--could be the subject of another blog post) but I can't resist commenting on the current debate about Charlie Land. Is he mentally ill, the pundits ponder? ... http://www.workplacesthatwork.com/blog/2011/03/22/where-does-charlie-sheen-live/ What lesson can we draw from recent business and sports news? In Denver, Josh McDaniels, the temper tantrum throwing, 34 year old Broncos coach is out and John Fox, 55, former South Carolina coach who led the Panthers to a surprise Super Bowl match is in, hired by former ... http://www.workplacesthatwork.com/blog/2011/02/02/a-trend-return-of-the-old-guys-or-maybe-not/ Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' wife, Ginni Thomas, called Anita Hill over a recent weekend to ask her to apologize for her sexual harassment claim against her husband twenty years ago. Talk about holding a grudge. "Good morning Anita Hill, it's Ginni Thomas," the message said. "I just wanted to ... http://www.workplacesthatwork.com/blog/2010/10/26/anita-hill-again/