It’s a very busy time here at FHO. I am always traveling, but these next 3 weeks will be a beast as I head to Twin Falls, Idaho this week, followed by Misawa AFB in Japan, and then Portland, OR, with less than 24 hours at home between each trip. So until I am back home for good (and when I say for good, I mean a week) on November 10th, please bear with me as I try to figure out what time zone I’m in. If I don’t respond to your emails as quickly as usual, just know that I will get to them. Promise.
Some interesting stuff on my twitter feed and in my in-box lately. A lot of business-y things, but the core ideas have real relevance to the work we do, so I include those along with the other more obviously related stuff. Here’s what I’ve been reading since last we spoke:
‘Fantasy Slut League’ Uncovered At Piedmont High School In California, Parents Give Mixed Reviews On School Response (Huffington Post)
How to Let Your Purpose Find You (Harvard Business Review)
Discussion Guide: The Effectiveness of Sexual Assault Services in Multiservice Agencies (VAWnet)
In wake of rape, troops in Japan face curfew (Navy Times)
A Disturbing Spree of Attacks Against Afghan Women (The Atlantic)
Cuddle Your Kid! (NY Times)
Suspect in shooting that killed 3, injured 4 at wife’s salon workplace had history of abuse (Washington Post)
Is Texting Mangling the English Language? [INFOGRAPHIC] (Mashable)
The New New Medicine (The Health Care Blog)
And because in the Sustainability project we hear a lot about the challenges of working for managers who aren’t effective AND the challenges of being a manager when you never wanted to be one, 2 related articles from Fast Company:
How To Manage When You Hate Being A Manager
P.S. You all know I love a good TED video, so when I saw that the Onion has started spoofing them, I couldn’t help myself. A little humor for your Monday: