Posted on November 29, 2007 by chrisperkett
A recent report published by the Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology concludes that female managers who are seen as unkind, insensitive and unaware of others’ feelings are judged as worse bosses because of it – yet men who exhibit the same qualities aren’t.
“It seems female managers may be expected to be sensitive to others’ [...]
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Posted on November 25, 2007 by chrisperkett
It’s Sunday night and I’m experiencing my typical anxiety for the busy week that I know lies ahead. It’s all I can do to not work past midnight – I know it’s not a good way to kick the week off but I always feel like it might make the beginning of the work week [...]
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Posted on November 22, 2007 by chrisperkett
Playing around on all the new social media sites – Twitter, Seesmic, what have you – I have seen a lot of “What I’m Thankful For” posts. Of course, I’m thankful for a lot of things this Thanksgiving, so I thought I’d follow suit:
Two incredible sons who keep reminding me not to take everything so [...]
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Posted on November 19, 2007 by chrisperkett
I’m very busy today – hoping to get a decent blog post up soon – but very excited Lowell is staying with the Sox. Woop woop!
And I love this Boston.com article on 5 Reasons Why Mike Lowell is better than A-Rod.
Amen!
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Posted on November 14, 2007 by chrisperkett
My five-year-old started kindergarten this year. He’s a good kid – very polite, thoughtful, caring and sensitive. But he’s also loud, stubborn and intelligent – and craves a good deal of attention (I have no idea where he got those attributes….).
He’s had a hard time adjusting to the rules. He tends to interrupt, can’t keep [...]
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Posted on November 12, 2007 by chrisperkett
I’m a fairly Type-A person – always on the go, pretty intense and not one to sit down for long, if at all. It’s also quite possible that I possess a few obsessive- compulsive behaviors – if you count noticing any time a picture frame is moved [...]
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Posted on November 3, 2007 by chrisperkett
I went to see “Gone Baby Gone” last night. It was a great movie, although incredibly hard to watch – gut-wrenching. Casey Affleck was amazing and his brother Ben did a damn good job of directing, in my opinion.
I won’t talk too much about the movie so I don’t give it away, but ultimately it [...]
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