Pat DetmerSomewhere in BetweenI’ve seen it often in my work career of over 50 years: A new manager is hired. They are autocratic. My way or the highway, no chit-chat…Nov 17, 2022Nov 17, 2022
Pat DetmerThe Bailey Savings & Loan Business AuditPresented by Cooper & PowellDec 23, 2021Dec 23, 2021
Pat DetmerDeathWhen I was in the sixth grade, the nun teaching our class gave us a writing assignment: You’re sixty years old and you’ve just found out…Aug 23, 2021Aug 23, 2021
Pat DetmerWorkIt took me a while to get used to the idea that in order to live independently, I would need to work to make a living, and given that there…Aug 21, 2021Aug 21, 2021
Pat DetmerSpaceSpace. The Final Frontier. Also that big thing between my two front teeth. As massive as the Grand Canyon, as wide as my hips would later…Aug 21, 2021Aug 21, 2021
Pat DetmerReentryIt was 1971. I was 21 and in the men’s bathroom of the Toledo, Ohio bus terminal. Only one problem. I was a woman.Aug 21, 2021Aug 21, 2021
Pat DetmerAvoid the Bob RuleYears ago I was promoted and ended up on an executive management team. We met weekly. I was excited. I was sure we’d be pushing through…Sep 22, 2020Sep 22, 2020