Exchanging Ideas

Relate More Humanly at Work: The Role of Leaders and HR

July 14, 2009
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[Re-released Dec. 19, 2009]
If you have seen my interview with Freedom Fighter, Joe Gerstandt, you know that Joe and I have agreed to exchange interview questions regularly. Here’s the latest.

Joe: What experiences in your HR career led you to focus on a “different way of relating” at work?
Mary: What I want to say first [...]

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Interview with a Freedom Fighter

June 29, 2009
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All that time on Twitter is paying off! I recently connected with Joe Gerstandt, self-described Keynote Speaker, Workshop Facilitator and Freedom Fighter; Blogger of: Inclusion/ Leadership/ Innovation/ Culture; Father, Question-Asker, Freak Flag-Flier, and the other Beastie Boy.
Joe got my attention when he immediately got what my work is about (after all, it [...]

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It’s all about the B’s this New Year

January 27, 2008
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Joe Gerstandt, and I do a Q&A exchange regularly.  This time it’s all about the “B’s.”  Looking ahead to the new year, Joe talked about “The Brand, The Book and The Baby Boy.”  I’m going to talk about “Be-ing.” Now, to our most recent question:

What are you most excited about for this coming year?
Mary: As [...]

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