Jun 20, 2022The dangers of formal power302Ted BauerUgh, I so know those really low EQ managers that you refer to, and it makes so many workplaces…Ugh, I so know those really low EQ managers that you refer to, and it makes so many workplaces intolerable for anyone with a soul. I think by formal power you mean role authority, and the reason why I am translating, is because it can help people to recognize that…1 min read1 min read
Oct 28, 2016The Mentor Who Saved Me (and why everyone should have one).(This story is a follow-up to this newsletter about cleaning out my closet and finding old journals from my twenties, that included sessions with my mentor who passed in 2001.) I sat on the floor of my college apartment, in a sea of paper. It was finals week, hopefully the…Love5 min readLove5 min read
Oct 18, 2013Sondheim, Amoebas and the Complexities of LoveHow musical theatre and biology impacted my adolescent experience of romance — I loved the music of the ‘80s. While I kept up on all the latest MTV videos and danced to Soft Cell and the Clash with my classmates, secretly I holed up in my room and listened to tapes of musicals. Classical musicals about midwestern folk or overblown Broadway extravaganzas…3 min read3 min read
