I have been a professor of Organizational Behavior for over 20 years, and I must say that one of the most rewarding things about my job is keeping track of my students after they've graduated. Since so many of my former students were M.B.A. students, it's especially interesting to see...

My first exposure to the concept of meaningful work was when "Working," a book by Studs Terkel, was assigned to me in 1985 by the professor in my Human Resources course. Terkel had interviewed 133 workers of every variety and recorded their thoughts. Not being a big reader at the...

This week, I'd like to feature a guest blogger, my friend, J. Lorraine Martin. Lorraine is a frequent blogger for us at www.HomeBy3.com and one of my oldest and best friends.

Years ago, I was reaching for the artichoke dip in the buffet line at...

On Monday, Kathy Bayert played Transformer Bingo with her kids when they returned home from school. On Tuesday, she got up and went to work at Sara Lee where she worked on developing materials for a global employee engagement survey and felt like she was making a real contribution.

Anne Tobas is 55 years of age but says she doesn't feel a day over 21. She recently challenged her 32-year-old son to the 50-yard dash and whipped his behind.

Anne is not your typical grandmother. With her grown daughter and her 5-year-old grandson, Darius, sharing a home and...

For 10 hours one weekend this summer, I sat outside, under a tent which was supposed to keep us cool, so that I could watch my daughter, Rachel, swim for a grand total of 12 minutes and 43 seconds! Are less than 13 minutes of glory worth enduring 10 hours...

To the outside world, Lori Soper appeared to have it all. She was a full-time, high-profile executive director of marketing with a wireless provider in the Washington, D.C., pulling in good money and enjoying life. But she knew she was missing something, and that something was more time with her...

I had taken the day off to take my kids to the Putt-Putt and arcade money pit. The whining began when Chase, 8, realized that he had won only half the number of tickets in the arcade as his 10-year-old sister, Rachel, and only had enough to trade in for...