Archive for May, 2008
I thought it would be interesting to learn what a recruiter could tell us about the issues of disclosure and interviewing for people with chronic illness. I spoke to a leading recruiting consultant in Southern California who has interviewed thousands of candidates for companies. (She does what is called “retained search.“) I asked her 5 […]
I’ve read with interest some of the concerns voiced in the posts and reviews about Women, Work and Autoimmune Disease, and our point of view. I’m glad that our particular point of view has uncovered more sides to the discussion of the issues that face women who are required to figure out how to survive […]
People ask me, “Why does your website, cicoach.com focus on “professionals?” And, “Why does your book (Women, Work and Autoimmune Disease:Keep Working Girlfriend!) seem to focus on well-educated and well-heeled career oriented women? ”
Honestly? I focused my company on this group because it’s the “low hanging fruit”. People who are invested in “career” have invested […]
Women’s Health Week
Last week was National Women’s Health Week - but don’t worry if you missed it. The site is there (Society for Women’s Health Research) and you can still find out all that they do - through the coming year and more, I think. It seems to me that this begs the question: What’s up with […]
It’s time for a little celebration. Our book is now in stock at amazon. Hooray! If you pre-ordered the book you should receive your copy soon. And, if you haven’t ordered it yet, we hope you will.
Rosalind and I wrote this book to start a conversation, and to support women with autoimmune illnesses who want […]
Rosalind and I were invited to our first joint Internet radio interview by Monica Moshenko of www.disabilitynewsradio.com on May 3rd.
Internet radio is nothing like traditional radio. We used our telephones (I’m in California, Rosalind is in Massachusetts and Monica is in New York ). We used telephone conferencing, VOIP and a recording system to get […]
My complimentary copies of our book, Women, Work and Autoimmune Disease: Keep Working Girlfriend! came today. (Unfortunately, Joan’s didn’t and she needs some for a speech she’s making next week so we’re scrambling.) It’s almost (but not quite) as exciting as coming home from the hospital with a newborn!
The publisher gives us some […]
According to Jay Cutler’s business manager, the Denver Bronco’s Quarterback is, “managing his disease {type 1 Diabetes diagnosed two weeks ago} and in no way is his football career jeopardized.”
Wow. He accomplished a lot with these few words.
1. We’re told unequivocally that the 25 year old athlete, who until two weeks ago knew nothing […]
This morning I was re-reading one of Rosalind’s chapters in Women, Work and Autoimmune Disease, “Challenges in the Workplace.” She shared numerous stories and examples to illustrate the complete unpredictability - and impact - of living life and working when you have an autoimmune disease (AD). Reading between the stories, I’d say Rosalind inadvertently illustrated […]