See You on the Other Side…

By Michelle Malay Carter on October 2, 2008 

I’m heading off to vacation, attending a Carolina Panthers’  football game on Sunday followed by 5 days in a “cabin” in North Georgia.  You judge for yourself based up the photos, will we be “roughing” it?  If your answer is yes, I’ve done something wrong.   Be well.
 
 
 

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Which Woman Would You Hire? - A Friday Funny

By Michelle Malay Carter on September 12, 2008 

I know when assessing candidates, we are supposed to be able to be “objective” and not let outward appearance influence hiring decisions.  Is that humanly possible?  Should the way one presents him/herself have a bearing on their suitability?
Which woman would you prefer to be your management consultant?  Why?
Have some fun Yearbooking Yourself by clicking here. 
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The Hurricane Hypothesis Holds

By Michelle Malay Carter on September 7, 2008 

My Mom’s hurricane hypothesis holds.  Hanna remained a tropical storm because my Mom’s pampas grass is not yet blooming.  They got a few inches of rain and a 2-3 foot small storm surge on their tidal creek.  The photographs “shows” my Dad’s dock which is under a few inches of water.
More evidence?  Hurricane Ike is [...]

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Friday Forecast

By Michelle Malay Carter on September 5, 2008 

Located in North Carolina, we’re preparing for a potential visit from Tropical Storm Hanna, possibly followed by Hurricane Ike.
The Beginnings of a Pampas Folktale
Although I’m inland, my parents live at the coast.  My Mom’s pampas grass is always the last to bloom in her area.  After 15 years of living at the coast, she has noticed [...]

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A Friday Celebration

By Michelle Malay Carter on August 29, 2008 

Today’s my birthday, and I’m off to the beach with my husband and kids to visit my parents.  I plan to do some swimming, fishing, and boating.  The tidal creek in my parent’s backyard often offers up a unique experience from snapping turtles, to crabs, to eels, to owls, to Kingfishers, to gar and we even [...]

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Olympic Cuisine - A Friday Fascinating

By Michelle Malay Carter on August 15, 2008 

A friend passed along some photos of the food choices available to Olympics visitors in the Chinese markets.  I guess when you eat “Chinese” food in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA it’s not wholly representative of their culinary offerings.
In addition to the photos I’ve included, she shared photos of lizard legs, iguana tails, seahorses, dog brain [...]

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Separating Observation from Evaluation

By Michelle Malay Carter on July 30, 2008 

I’m reading NonViolent Communication, A Language of Life by Marshall B. Rosenberg.  Although I am not all the way through it, I am riveted by its content.  I may share more from the book in the future, but I wanted to start by offering some passages from the book regarding separating observation for evaluation.
“Most of us [...]

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Cognitive Development Study Exploring Complex Reasoning

By Michelle Malay Carter on July 14, 2008 

A colleague of mine Richard McElroy, a doctoral student in the Fielding Graduate University’s Human and Organization Development program, under the guidance of Dr. Michael Commons, Harvard Medical School’s Department of Psychiatry, is conducting a cognitive development study to explore levels of complex reasoning in the executives and managers. One of my favorite topics!
He is [...]

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If I’m Not What I Do, Who Am I?

By Michelle Malay Carter on June 25, 2008 

I took a values inventory from Values Technology and received my initial feedback today.
One of the questions I was asked is, what question defines where you are at the moment?  My question that I have been pondering for about 5 years is:
If I’m not what I do, who am I?
Can you answer that question for [...]

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Are You Open to the Idea that You are Closed Minded?

By Michelle Malay Carter on June 15, 2008 

I came across a job announcement the other day and one of the personal characteristics they were looking for in a candidate was open-mindedness. 
My question is, if you asked 100 people if they were open minded, how many would say no?
I suspect that closed-minded people view themselves as being principled, right, or knowledgeable, but not [...]

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