As you read this post, I’ll be offline enjoying what I call a “nature break”. Summertime is a season I remember fondly during my years living in the Pacific NW. The sun shines, warm days, good friends and blackberries – yes, blackberries! Picking blackberries and making jam soothes my soul. We live in constant stimuli. […]

Anticipating the future to improve strategies and decisions – ah, it is evident the Equifax team didn’t engage in forward thinking last week! Retractions galore have occurred this week about the refund those of us whose data has been compromised will in fact receive. Apparently there were too many compromised individuals who submitted for the […]

Heads-up – this is an important news announcement. There were many 147 million of us (me included) impacted by the Equifax Data Breach. On July 22, 2019 the FTC reports Equifax Inc. agreed to pay at least $575 million, and potentially up to $700 million, as part of a global settlement with the Federal Trade […]

Have you, your team, colleagues or bosses had discussions about how work would continue if the business was impacted by natural disaster? This is a critical business decision every business would be wise to pursue in conjunction with their business planning. Think about this week alone; earthquakes north of Los Angeles and north of Seattle […]

After 20 years without an earthquake above a 6.0 magnitude, Southern California has experienced two. It seems to be a perfect time to remind us all about the Drop, Cover and Hold On instructions officials have created for us. Because of the location of the quakes, on 4 July a 6.4 magnitude and on 5 […]

Today’s life includes frequent use of technology. Smartphones, tablets and the “old fashioned” PC/Mac are a constant in our days. What are online risks at home and work and how may we prepare for them? Let’s question ourselves on a personal level and a professional level today. Cyber attacks are a problem globally. Cities and […]

Allow me to laugh as I retype this. Yes, I had this post written when my screen went blank! What was on the screen a second ago was gone … How does emotional intelligence apply to this scenario? For starters, years back I may not have laughed so quickly and easily with the “zap – […]