by Sarah Beaulieu | Dec 4, 2012 | Career and Leadership
Business travel has been a part of my professional life since my very first job. There are periods where I travel once every couple of months and periods where I travel every week. And let’s face it, it is really hard to stay Zen on the road. When I was younger,...
by Sarah Beaulieu | Oct 17, 2012 | Career and Leadership
As is often the case, the basic principles that allow us to have happy and healthy lives don’t change much from the time we are tots to the time we are so-called adults. One of the things I learned taking care of pre-schoolers is how important consistent and...
by Sarah Beaulieu | Sep 26, 2012 | Career and Leadership
I’ve been told that, as a member of Generation X, I’m supposed to translate between Millennials and Baby Boomers in the workplace. In other words, I often find myself in the middle, mediating, negotiating, and translating. Like most conflicts, it’s...
by Sarah Beaulieu | Aug 17, 2012 | Career and Leadership
The world has enough super stars. What we need is more ordinary people who find meaning and value in all types of roles. We can’t all be cast as the lead in the play of life. Even if we were, a lead without a cast looks strange and alone on stage. Without...
by Sarah Beaulieu | Jul 20, 2012 | Career and Leadership
Last Friday, I found out that my very awesome boss, Kevin Jennings, accepted a position to lead the Arcus Foundation, a foundation that focuses on making the world a more humane and just place for the vulnerable – with a focus on the Great Apes and LGBT...
by Sarah Beaulieu | May 22, 2012 | Career and Leadership
I took my first Myers Briggs Type Indicator test when I was 7 (INTJ, in case you are wondering). As someone with an extroverted job, many are surprised to learn I am in fact an introvert. As an advancement and fundraising professional, I’ve had to learn how to...