by Sue Horner | Aug 20, 2008 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
Is this a new HR term? I’m talking about “scrum” as a way of describing a manager (sorry, “leader,” as this particular client now calls the management level)/employee communications session. The old use of scrum relates to rugby....
by Sue Horner | Aug 19, 2008 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
You claim you’re trying to quit. You sneak off to furtively indulge in just one more. You check your pockets often to make sure you have your secret vice with you. In the old days (the Dark Ages, as my kids would say), you’d be a smoker. These days, you’ve...
by Sue Horner | Aug 10, 2008 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
So IABC has renamed their annual international conference. It’s now going to be called the “world conference,” to “better reflect the organization’s global reach and mission.” Um, sounds like pretty much the same thing to...
by Sue Horner | Aug 8, 2008 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
(Updated September 2017) A colleague in one of my networking groups, Rob Clark of The Elusive Fish, once likened social media to being at a party. He suggested that just as we would at a party, we need to get out and talk to people. Blogger Jean Gogolin (found through...
by Sue Horner | Aug 7, 2008 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
Did you know that there is a column in The Atlantic where Barbara Wallraff posts reader requests for words that don’t exist but should? What a delightful idea! Word Fugitives gathers suggestions for things like “a husband’s uncanny ability to ask his...
by Sue Horner | Aug 6, 2008 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
Remember when flying used to be glamorous and exciting? You’d look forward to your trip. Flight attendants were cheerful and helpful, and gave out blankets and pillows so you’d be more comfortable. On long flights, you’d get a hot meal chosen from a...
by Sue Horner | Jul 31, 2008 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
So Elicia MacKenzie has been crowned Maria von Trapp (in the show, How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?) for the upcoming Toronto production of the Sound of Music. Good for her! I did not see a single episode, nor have I watched any of American Idol or Canadian...
by Sue Horner | Jul 30, 2008 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
This has been bugging me since I read it in Monday’s Toronto Star: “…the 26-year-old Arizona resident broke his tour maiden at Glen Abbey yesterday.” Shades of 13th-century virgins being despoiled! I suppose the reporter was trying (with a...
by Sue Horner | Jul 29, 2008 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
A column in today’s Toronto Star had a great way of describing the liver’s function: “Almost all of the nutrients you eat have to pass through the the liver before moving to the heart for generalized distribution. Your liver decides what gets kept...
by Sue Horner | Jul 24, 2008 | The Red Jacket Diaries blog
Can you explain to me what on earth I was thinking? When I packed my bags for a visit to Calgary last week, I deliberately put a bottle of wine for my cousin in my carry-on bag, for safekeeping. That’s right. A container with more than 100 ml (3.4 oz) of liquid....
