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For the Fast Track book club, this year we read The Trusted Advisor. Even though we may have taken a little longer to go through the book than intended, we learned a lot of valuable lessons along the way. We learned that if you stretch out one book longer than 6 months then everyone gets [...]

Yesterday, February 1, was the observance of National Freedom Day. This day is particularly appropriate for reflecting on the liberties we have been provided due to a significant event that took place on February 1. That being Abraham Lincoln’s signing of a joint resolution, February 1, 1865, resulting in the 13th amendment, stating "Neither slavery nor [...]

Each year on Groundhog Day we hear about the infamous Punxsutawney Phil, and whether or not our furry little friend emerged on a sunny day, predicting six more weeks of winter, or a cloudy day, permitting him as the harbinger of an early spring. Regardless of Phil’s predictions, early February always leaves me in a [...]

What brings you joy? “I love music; lots and lots of it. “I like 1920s pop and jazz. I’ve a particular fondness for Cliff Edwards – aka ‘Ukulele Ike’.  He did jazzy versions of popular pop pieces and became a very popular early radio star.  He was also the voice for Jiminy Cricket.  ‘My Red Hot [...]

How do netlogx and LifeShare align, and how did they come together?  It has to do with 2 fundamental beliefs that the companies and their founders have in common: We CARE deeply about people and our communities We have unique gifts and talents that allow us to draw on technology and innovation to help solve [...]

2016 was a huge year in my life. I was married, bought a home, and joined netlogx, all before December! Although stress ran high for most of the year proceeding these big events, it was very nice to receive such a warm welcome from everyone at netlogx during my whole period of onboarding which continued [...]

The Aloha Spirit lives even almost 5,000 miles away.  For any of you who are familiar with the State of Hawaii, the residents pride themselves on exhibiting the Aloha Spirit.  According to Serge Kahili King, author of The Aloha Spirit, a.k.a. “The Little Pink Booklet of Aloha”, the “The Aloha Spirit is a well-known reference [...]

Joan what brings you joy? This is hard for me to answer; I tend not to think in terms of what brings me joy, but more in terms of being content. Great moments can bring huge excitement, but then like a sugar rush, there’s a hangover. I strive to do or see things that make [...]

In the two years that I’ve worked for netlogx, I’ve heard a wide range of reactions when I tell someone that I work for a woman-owned business.  Regardless of the details in my thirty-second elevator pitch about netlogx and what we do, that particular detail always draws a comment.  And from other women, those comments [...]

This was an interesting session at Novi and I do recommend reading the above book. This is a brief synopsis of Chapter 1 of the book through my lens. None of us have a bias, right? Wrong, it exists in all of us to some degree! Typically bias is around gender, age, and race. To [...]