I live in Orange County, California with my wife and two wonderful daughters. My eldest is now off to college in Arizona. I started in IT, have led IT groups, Data Warehouse teams, overseen Facilities, and Sales Operations groups. I am now moving my career into Corporate Operations where I can bring all these experiences together.
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Fitness Trackers – Healthy Helpers or Enablers of Unhealthy Behaviors
I have a concern that fitness trackers are not delivering on the promise of a healthier life through awareness and gamification but instead have become a new status symbol and justification for our unhealthy behaviors. For example, a study demonstrated that making progress on a health-related goal made people more inclined to engage in dietary indulgences (Fishbach and Dhar 2005). It is the idea that by walking 10,000 steps, we have earned that extra “little” treat. We go down this…
I have been a strong advocate of S.M.A.R.T. goals. This method has significant appeal for annual bonus planning and assessing performance achievement. However, being goal driven in all aspects of your life can be detrimental. What I have begun to understand is that goals always leave me feeling like I am chasing a long-sought reward that never seems to be within my reach. By moving the objective as soon as I get meaningfully close, I convince myself that striving for…
Many employees’ express yearnings for experiential growth and development opportunities throughout their career. Frequently, they look to their manager to bring about these opportunities without personally investing in the creation of a development plan. Astonishingly, it does not work out as either the employee or manager envision. My experience has taught me that the causes generally break down into two broad groupings. First, poor engagement leads to insufficient personal commitment. There is a whole host of reasons why poor engagement…
Yes, I changed the person’s name and reworded some sentences to protect the company’s identity. No, this is not my current or any former employer. If pressed for time, skip to the bottom for some questions to think about. RE: Considering Leaving the Firm Hi Elina, I hope you and your family are doing well. Of course, Anh and I would love to catch up over dinner next month. Based on your email, I understand that you are considering leaving…
