Age Concerns

6 Lessons from Life of Pi for Greater Self-Awareness and Professional Success

By Diane Dolinsky-Pickar ⋅ February 7, 2013 ⋅ 4 comments

Here’s a free pass to play hooky from your work mid-afternoon, and go to a movie instead of chugging down your list of 200 contacts. You will have better insight if […]

How To Be A Bulldog In A Male-Dominated Industry

By Diane Dolinsky-Pickar ⋅ May 14, 2012 ⋅ 6 comments

When I refer to someone as “Potentate of the Board Room,” do you think of a woman? I would guess not. Because we all know, comparatively speaking, there are really […]

The Best Of 20 Crowdsourced Solutions To Save Your Dysfunctional Organization

By Diane Dolinsky-Pickar ⋅ March 3, 2012 ⋅ 5 comments

A reader hit the ‘Contact Us’ button and asked a question about change management and organizational behavior. What Suzanne Whang asked was: The problem I see with us “over-40-ers” is […]

Believing In Yourself: How a 70-Year-Old Woman Came to Conquer The Retail World

By Diane Dolinsky-Pickar ⋅ January 5, 2012 ⋅ 23 comments

I draw huge inspiration from Jennifer Hudson’s weight loss. But my guy friend didn’t recognize her story. Instead, he said Charles Barkley was an inspiration for losing weight. So I […]

How to Never Lose Anything Again

By Susan Kim ⋅ August 11, 2011 ⋅ One comment

Driving through a deep tunnel can be a bit stressful. Doing it while driving a huge truck and a trailer increases the stress level considerably. Being stopped by the New […]

10 Good Reasons To Hire A Grown-Up

By Susan Kim ⋅ June 1, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

As part of a close knit creative department, the copywriters and art directors were used to walking into each other’s offices to borrow awards books, the latest Adweek or some not well hidden enough stash of chocolate. Ed […]

How to Answer How Old Are You?

By Susan Kim ⋅ May 5, 2011 ⋅ 6 comments

In many Asian cultures, asking how old you are is considered to be a perfectly acceptable conversation starter. In fact, it’s important to establish who is older so the younger […]

The 7 Biggest Mistakes Men Over 40 Make

By Susan Kim ⋅ January 28, 2011 ⋅ 11 comments

Compared to women over 40, men have a MUCH easier time maintaining their mojo. Yet, so many of you guys out there don’t follow these easy tips.

12 Ways Not to Become Invisible After 40

By Susan Kim ⋅ January 21, 2011 ⋅ 30 comments

I swear I had only closed my eyes for one second when a policeman started poking me with his billy stick. “Excuse me, Miss, you’re going to have to get […]

With Age Comes Wisdom, Patience, and a Nod Toward Reality

By Josh Sklar ⋅ December 28, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

Our first guest post! By Josh Sklar, a global advertising creative who helps transition traditional marketers to the digital side. The younger you are, the more impressed with yourself you […]