THE VIEW FROM SIGNAL HILL

When I interviewed a highly accomplished engineer recently, he pooh-poohed his achievements, saying they were nothing remarkable. Not long afterward, I interviewed a woman who served in the Armed Forces decades before it was common for women to do so. Read More...

I am catching my breath today. After two months of sprinting on multiple deadlines -- two annual reports, four newsletters, a video shoot, a photo shoot, the summing up of a planning effort and the beginning of a leadership formation project, not to mention employee recruitment and the startup of a new venture for our firm - it feels like we're on top of things at Signal Hill, at last. Read More...

Recently, I was conducting a telephone interview with a female resident of one of ABHOW's continuing care retirement communities. As I usually do with sources who are women (and particularly women of a certain age) I waited until things were wrapping up before I asked her age.Read More...