Modern economies have contributed to a number of global phenomena that are problematic legacies. Pollution, climate change, resource depletion, and nuclear proliferation are well known. But the worst legacy of the boomer generation and the “silent” generation before it may be that they did not have enough children. See my prior post imploring women to…
My native South Korea is lowest in the world in something it does not want to be: birth rate. At 0.78 births per woman, it is well short of the 2.1 births needed to maintain a population. The grim statistics have everyone wringing their hands, since it is plain to see that a country whose…
When I became pregnant with our third child, I was 41. I was a bit surprised to find myself knocked up, as we hadn’t made any special effort to have another baby. We were surely open to it however, and both my husband and I received the news with joy. Immediately thereafter, a feeling set…
For months, people the world over have been grappling with a silent killer that invades their bodies and chokes off their ability to breathe. It is indiscriminate in gender and nationality, but more fatal to the elderly, the poor, certain ethnic minorities, and the chronically ill. In the United States, the official death toll recently…
I once had an HR professional at a company where we were exploring a partnership ask me whether I thought she ought to recruit “a black woman” for a newly open management role. I was a bit taken aback by the prompt. I said that it was ultimately up to the leadership of the company…
Some of the most challenging coaching and mentoring relationships that I’ve had at work have been with young women. Here’s an example: One of the hardest conversations for a person to have with their supervisor is asking for a raise. The position that one must take is essentially, “I feel I have earned a higher…
The people who contribute to the teams leading and managing the companies in the Sabot family of companies are the stewards of our success. Our goal is to provide good jobs for each person. Jobs that: We believe that providing good jobs fosters places of work where people: We work tirelessly to recruit, retain and…
A number of bankruptcies have been filed in, and due to the business effects of, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Well-known consumer names include Avianca, Gold’s Gym, J. Crew, John Varvatos, Neiman-Marcus, and are expected to be joined by many others. A broad systemic event such as COVID-19 as a trigger of bankruptcy is a rare…