by Rena Seltzer | Dec 13, 2023 | Work-Life Balance
For the past seven years, anytime I’ve received an especially nice note from a client, I’ve added it to my “wins” folder. I first learned this practice from Professor Jane Dutton, who wrote that on days when her spirit could use a lift, she reviews her file of...
by Rena Seltzer | Aug 30, 2023 | Time Management, Work-Life Balance
Just as I was preparing for the Academy of Management conference in Boston in early August, my mother-in-law started to decline. She passed away while I was at the conference, followed in close succession by her husband of 66 years. At the same time, my spouse, Pam,...
by Rena Seltzer | Dec 20, 2022 | Time Management, Work-Life Balance
Early in the pandemic, I adjusted workshop titles and content to address the challenges of the moment. “Networking” became “Networking in a Pandemic,” “Maintaining Your Research and Writing Mojo” became “Maintaining Your Research and Writing Mojo Even in Times of...
by Rena Seltzer | Jul 30, 2021 | Work-Life Balance
In their psalms of gratitude, the biblical poets describe a natural world that includes sheltering canopies. Biking in Northern Michigan on my summer vacation, the trees offered canopies of leaves that shaded and protected us from the hot summer sun. The psalmists’...
by Rena Seltzer | Dec 9, 2020 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Work-Life Balance, Workplace Challenges
Even as we hear good news about a vaccine on the horizon, Covid-19 cases are surging across North America and Europe. Although no one is spared from pandemic-related stress, many of the parents with whom I work are at their wits’ end as they struggle to keep up...
by Rena Seltzer | Dec 17, 2018 | Work-Life Balance
On December 25, 2017, I was sitting at my parents’ dining room table with a huge stack of holiday cards. My dad was in charge of stamps and sealing envelopes. Despite her Alzheimer’s diagnosis, my mom was handling the return address labels, every so often...
