Week 10 Mileage: 47 miles Long Run Distance:  20 miles   Shalane Flanagan, who was the top American marathon finisher in Rio (6th overall),  almost didn’t make the Olympic team. The trials were in LA during a day of grueling heat, and after starting strong, things unraveled fast. Having trouble with the digestion of her fluids, she started to get chills which indicates a problem with dehydration.  Her drinks were too concentrated and she ended up having absorption problems. At mile 23, she described her experience on the Runner’s World Show Podcast, “Amy like (her training partner), I’m really struggling…” “My face

Week 5 Mileage: 32 (I only ran 28- I fell down the steps on Sunday and my foot looked like this for the beginning of the week.) Long Run Distance:  13 (Half- Marathon Race)   We ran 14 miles last Saturday, the longest distance my husband and training partner have ever run.  It went fairly well, but running towards the “finish line” of this run topped it off as a memorable one. As we rounded the corner, we could see that someone had left four cold beers on the curb for us.  Our neighbors had timed our return and set

    Although the great recession of 2008-2009 is still a fixture in many peoples’ minds, the job market has changed substantially since those recession years.   I’m hearing more HR pros and business leaders complain about not being able to source and hire quality talent in a broader set of areas than usual.   We aren’t just complaining about the need for computer programmers and skilled tradespersons anymore. According to the latest BLS Report on job openings and labor turnover,  “Job openings have trended upward since their series low in July 2009, and have surpassed the prerecession peak (April 2007). In

Week 4 Week 4 Mileage: 31 Long Run Distance:  13   I don’t just run to run, and I don’t just work to work. I run for the health benefits, which is probably the most common reason cited to run, but I also run for the social camaraderie,  for good conversations, and for the endorphins and productivity it produces. I’m sure there are more reasons, but for now, that will do. Oh, and because it provides good ideas for blog posts. I work, as many primarily do, in order to provide for my family along with my husband. But I

I’ve been focused over the past couple of months writing about how to create innovation in the workplace.  Really, being an innovation leader comes down to one simple question: Do you believe people are fundamentally good? Because if you do, you are led to: Hire for diversity Give people freedom with trust at the core Structure rules that help people exhibit the good instead of bringing out the bad  So, do you believe people are fundamentally good? Innovate or die.   Like this post? You may also like: Leading through Expectations and Empathy 3 Questions for Balancing Empathy and Expectations