Posted in charity, nonprofit, philanthropy, volunteer on February 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today I completed the Linkages Program, a training and placement program for future board of directors hosted by the United Way of New York. I’ve worked in the nonprofit sector off and on in my career, and I’ve been a volunteer at a variety of nonprofits my whole life. I went to the training thinking [...]
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Posted in entrepreneurship, Examiner on February 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There is very little to cheer about these day in the world of business. At least until yesterday. An article ran in Crain’s that shows that entrepreneurs who were initially shell-shocked by the rapidly declining economic environment may be picking their heads up and finding the gold nuggets hidden in the rubble. To read the [...]
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Posted in books, entrepreneurship, Examiner, New York City, restaurants on February 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito are cooking up something special at Baked. a bakery with locations in Red Hook, Brooklyn, and Charleston, South Carolina. The duo have an extensive baking repertoire, serving up sweets that run the gammet: classics like chocolate chip cookies and carrot cake, new takes on old favorites like their apple pie [...]
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Posted in education on February 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It’s with some disappointment that I read Patrica Cohen’s article in the New York Times on Wednesday regarding the value of a humanties education. I was not at all upset with her subject matter — now more than ever the humanities field must justify its value and place in American education. That has always been [...]
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Posted in entrepreneurship, sleep on February 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There was one take-away from the Stanford University panel “The Global Leadership and Talent Equation” that is so powerful and simple that it deserves its own post. Eric Benhamou, Chairman and CEO, Benhamou Global Ventures, is a seasoned veteran who has started, run, and sold many businesses during his long and distinguished career. The final [...]
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Posted in leadership on February 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have been thinking about leadership a lot this in the past week. I’ve been wondering what so many business leaders are saying behind closed door to their teams, knowing that the market is beating them up, morale is down, and anxiety is rampant. This is the pinnacle moment that every leader trains for – [...]
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Posted in entrepreneurship, Stanford on February 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
With extra time in the Bay Area, some people go to a spa, take a yoga class, and spend time outside in the many beautiful parks. I love spending time in all those ways. With my recent extra time in the Bay Area, I went to a Stanford event on entrepreneurship. (My nerdiness never ceases [...]
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Posted in California, hope, HopeLab, Stanford on February 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m finding it hard to leave California this evening, which is odd since I am heading back home to New York. Usually I am rushing to get back home after a trip. To sleep in my own bed, to be among my things, to get back to life as usual. Today I walked through some [...]
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Posted in California, environment, hope, nature on February 22, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I make a habit of visiting baseball parks and aquariums across the country. When I used to manage theatre tours, I would make a point of seeing as many stadiums and aquariums as I could in the different cities we traveled to. I have to say that Baltimore is tough to beat in both of [...]
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