Posted by: JoanEisenstodt in Proposals, Ethics on
Jul 07, 2008
It's on my mind - the idea that many people choose to not do the right thing. They may know what the 'right thing' is and then, because of fear, they choose to either do nothing or do something that they know isn't the best way to go.
What does this have to do with meetings and our industry?
IMO, everything.
Each industry association of the CLC alphabet soup has a code of ethics or the equivalent.
Posted by: JoanEisenstodt in WorkLife on
Jun 30, 2008
Today marks my 30th anniversary as a Washingtonian. I moved to DC on this date, 1 July, in 1978.
My early years were spent in Dayton, Ohio. For school and early jobs I lived in Des Moines, IA, and South Bend, IN. My Midwestern roots are strong.
When I moved to DC, I had no idea that it was a place where the residents had taxation without representation. In those first months, I met and got
I flew from SEA to IAD on Friday afternoon. Fortunately, my flight was on time - and even arrived a few minutes early.
The day before, clients on flights from SEA to IAD were delayed on different flights from one to 2.5 hours.
Delayed flights and cancelled flights contribute to the nightmare of travel. More, airports and TSA do not seem ready to handle the huge numbers of people flying this
Posted by: JoanEisenstodt in WorkLife on
Jun 20, 2008
I'm not.
The other day, I said to Joel (my spouse) that before email, I really DID take the weekends off. When I first started my company in '81 with an IBM Selectric typewriter and an answering machine, I might have done some small tasks on weekends but not like now.
Email is often checked before I even shower on weekends. And there are the many sites (like this one) I also check to see what's
Posted by: JoanEisenstodt in Ethics on
Jun 15, 2008
There is a wonderful web site for books and posters for children and their parents, guardians and teachers from which I often purchase books for children in my life. I also love their character building series - useful with people of all ages.
This series asks the question "what do you stand for" and proceeds to guide parents and teachers and adult friends of children to help the children learn
in General Discussion Topics by JoanEisenstodt, 30-09-08 16:05
