5 Easy Ways to Enhance your Home Office Space

5 Easy Ways to Enhance your Home Office Space

Many of us are coming close to entering our second year of working from home. I’ve worked from home for over 20 years, since my second child was born, but never without plenty of travel and out-of-office meetings (missing those!). A few years ago, I “KonMari’d”...
Qualitative Research Is a Team Sport

Qualitative Research Is a Team Sport

Play multiple sports. That was the advice from a panel of sports professionals hosted by the Westport Public Library, “The Power of Sports: Jeff Pegues in Conversation with Dave Winfield, Candace Parker, and Charles Smith.” That answer proved its value in the...
Small Talk Is Anything but Small

Small Talk Is Anything but Small

When we used to have in-person conversations and meetings, we were more practiced in the art of conversation.  We were more focused on getting conversations started with introductions. And we were more patient and cognizant of the power of starting slowly...
5 Mindful Moments for a Better Day

5 Mindful Moments for a Better Day

Most of the webinars I’ve listened to in the past several months have acknowledged the mental health challenges that have occurred as a result of the ongoing pandemic. Many of these webinars begin with some inspirational morning practices or they focus...