Category Archives: Good for you, good for business

How to retain – or regain – a sense of community during a pandemic

Posted on December 6, 2021 by Jane Fritz

In the past few weeks I’ve heard some distressing comments from former colleagues, younger colleagues who have been working through the strains and constraints of COVID. The COVID work world, complete with rapidly switching to Zoom, teaching by Zoom, having … Continue reading →

Posted in Good for you, good for business, Leadership, Odds and Ends | Tagged appreciation, community, COVID, gratitude, office culture, school, sense of community, stress, work | 15 Comments

Let’s start with self-kindness – be willing to be lazy

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Jane Fritz

When I mused about planning a year-long birthday project focused on kindness in my previous post, fellow blogger Crystal Byers, who writes the inspiring blog Faith + Gratitude = Peace + Hope, suggested that I could always start with self-kindness. … Continue reading →

Posted in Good for you, good for business, Odds and Ends, Thoughtful Thursday | Tagged Golden Rule, laziness, mental health, productivity, self-kindness, selfcare | 32 Comments

Thoughtful Thursday: spreading kindness

Posted on September 17, 2020 by Jane Fritz

Kindness seems to be in short supply these days in many parts of the world. We need all we can get, now more than ever in such stressful, uncertain times. Hopefully these kindness quotes will resonate with you. Pick one … Continue reading →

Posted in Good for you, good for business, Thoughtful Thursday | Tagged kindness, philosophy, Thoughtful Thursday | 20 Comments

No Judgement: A tribute to my gym and beyond

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Jane Fritz

There’s a big sign on the main wall of my gym that reminds everyone of one of its main principles, aka core values: No Judgement. [Yes, in the U.S. that would be spelled Judgment!] Clearly, the message is that we … Continue reading →

Posted in Good for you, good for business, History and Politics, Life stories | Tagged core values, fitness, friendliness, gyms, inclusion, no judgement, no judgment, politics, tolerance, weight training, welcoming, wellness | 6 Comments

“Be the change you wish to see in the world” – Mahatma Gandhi

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Jane Fritz

Boy, these days we really are not seeing mankind at its best, especially in politics. Maybe outside the news cycle there are some uplifting stories and signs of hope, but if so, sadly, it’s not coming from inspiration from most … Continue reading →

Posted in Entrepreneurship & Business, Good for you, good for business, Leadership, Life stories | Tagged charitable giving, college, Currie Center, education, entrepreneurs, giving, inspiration, leaders, leadership, motivation, purposeful life, Richard Currie, scholarships, UNB, university education, University of New Brunswick | 12 Comments

More on meetings

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Jane Fritz

The “Meetings: the practical alternative to work” poster I shared in a recent post seemed to resonate with many readers, for some strange reason. 😉 Isn’t it amazing what we do to ourselves! A friend of mine who ended up … Continue reading →

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Nuclear attacks and drop-down menus

Posted on January 21, 2018 by Jane Fritz

Show of hands, how many of you have inadvertently clicked on a screen (aka interface) and done something by mistake? Maybe you’ve sent a message with a typo that you only noticed as you were clicking “Send”. Whoops, too late. Maybe you’ve sent … Continue reading →

Posted in Entrepreneurship & Business, Good for you, good for business, Odds and Ends | Tagged business, computer design, drop-down menus, end-users, good design, Hawaii, HCI, interface design, interface testing, IT, missile alert, nuclear warnings, Self Checkout, software design, software testing, Stephen Colbert, SuperStore, testing, user interfaces | 8 Comments

Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission: one man’s efforts to make a difference

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Jane Fritz

For readers who are not familiar with Canada, in 2015 the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), established by the federal government, completed 6 years of an extensive and gut-wrenching inquiry into the impact of 120 years of the residential school … Continue reading →