Written by Jennifer Mackowski, Managing Partner at Stevenson Ridge I start my day at 6:30 a.m., have playtime and breakfast with my 15-month old, squeeze in a quick pumping session, get ready for work, and then rush off with a granola bar and coffee in hand. I spend the next eight to nine hours trying […]
written by Kimberly Young, Executive Director of Continuing and Professional Studies at the University of Mary Washington I remember walking into a room where we were delivering a training class for a major client and from my perspective, things looked chaotic. Tables were being moved around by the students, the faculty member wasn’t talking, my […]
By Jen Monroe ’18, University of Mary Washington business major I can’t believe I’m almost done with college. The clock is ticking away. The nerves start to set in. And I realize that in less than two weeks I will set foot on-stage and accept my diploma; my college degree and become an alumna of […]
By Linda Caporali, TSYS Account Executive “What men and women need is encouragement. Their natural resisting powers should be strengthened, not weakened…. Instead of always harping on a man’s faults, tell him of his virtues. Try to pull him out of his rut of bad habits. Hold up to him his better self, his REAL […]
By Dr. Marci Catlett, Deputy Superintendent of Fredericksburg City Public Schools This is my first blog experience ever. As I contemplated on what I should post, I thought about the reasons why I selected March as the month to volunteer to step out of my comfort zone and try something new and different. March is […]
by Beth Williams, Vice President of Human Resources at Hilldrup “You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself.” Jim Rohn
by Cara G. Parker, President/CEO of C Parker Consulting, Inc. (CPC) Do you remember the 1980s movie starring Shelley Long and Tom Hanks, “The Money Pit?” If not, check it out. The famous line from that movie is…”two weeks!” The premise was that any question asked in the movie had one answer – “it will […]
by Jen Monroe, UMW College of Business Class of 2018 and Leadership Colloquium intern My phone rings and is the reason I get woken up, I can’t remember the last Saturday or Sunday that I slept in. Every weekend since the days when I had a flip phone, my dad will call me and say […]
by Sara Branner, Colloquium Advisory Board Member Often my family, friends and colleagues will comment on my busy lifestyle and “how do you get it all done?” I think about my time management frequently and how it impacts my work production, effectiveness and overall quality of life. I don’t like when I hear others say, […]
by Martha Hutzel, Library Director, Central Rappahannock Regional Library As a librarian, and a library director, I am a lover of books of all kinds. I read fiction and nonfiction, magazines, comics, the newspaper, and plenty of online articles. I grew up loving books and the printed word. I recently read The Women Who Made […]