Those who have not experienced suicidal thoughts, often wonder why someone has those types of thoughts, or what it feels like, and why the person experiencing those thoughts can’t just “turn it off,” as if it were as easy as flipping a switch. What goes through one’s mind when one is feeling suicidal? What does …
I am taking a risk and sharing my story in a public forum. I am admitting I am not as all-put-together as most days I manage to appear. I’m imperfect. I’m flawed. Content warning: suicide ideation and trauma Being gay is becoming more accepted in this day and age, which is wonderful. Recently, it was …
How tech is transforming the workplace and creating opportunities for people with disabilities including mental health challenges. Today’s corporations have embraced the fact that hiring and retaining employees goes beyond just offering a higher salary and increasingly demonstrate their understanding that the high stress level in today’s fast-paced workplaces requires a willingness to use innovative …
How has COVID-19 changed the Thriving at Work Sector, and New Directions for Thriving At Work Technology Companies To Consider The COVID-19 pandemic has had a big impact on how many people work from home. Many more people are working from home, and those associated with the distributed work revolution feel that many may not …
I am totally blissed out today by the fact that the 7010-2020 – IEEE Recommended Practice for Assessing the Impact of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems on Human Well-Being standard (aka, P7010) is finally live and ready for people to start using it! Here’s the link: https://standards.ieee.org/content/ieee-standards/en/standard/7010-2020.html I started tracking my time on various unpaid, yet …
I posted my first public comment today on the Federal Register on the PPP rule. You can see from the screenshot, it is awaiting posting. I am curious how they determine what to post or not post. I was scared of publicly posting because it’s public, unlike when I write a letter to a senator …
I was a guest speaker last week on the Compassionate Las Vegas Podcast. This was yet another great project I was blessed to be able to participate in. In this episode, we discuss the benefits of being a compassionate leader during COVID, and what compassionate leadership right now looks like. Check it out, and I …
How the COVID-19 is aiding the distributed work revolution, how employers can use data from this global “work-from-home experiment” to their advantage, and which industries may benefit from this long-term.
I’ve never considered patience a strong suit of mine. In fact, in my corporate career, I’ve been applauded for being the “get things done” person. So when I heard a story of the amount of fortitude Mother Teresa dealt with, with years of asking to go to India and being refused over and over again, …
This month I had a wonderful opportunity to attend the national conference of Graduate Women in Science to present the poster I had submitted, What the Happiness Index Can Tell Us About Youth Happiness and Wellbeing, at Communicating Science to Connect, Lead, and Empower, the Annual Conference of Graduate Women in Science (GWIS), Rapid City, South Dakota. …