Author Archives: Kathleen Kelley Reardon

False Assumptions Keeping the Stay-At-Home Mom Debate Alive

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

In response to my Huffington Post blog yesterday, “Stay-At-Home Mom is a Political Misnomer,” the response below was posted.  It’s among the more reasoned responses I’ve read and so I thought I’d share it.  There are too many false and … Continue reading →

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Rush Limbaugh’s Verbal Camouflage “Apology” Not An Apology At All

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

What is a sincere apology?  We’ve all received them.  We’ve all given them.  The real ones are sincere in word and expression.  When “I’m sorry” is accompanied by a defensive speech, it is not an apology.  Tagging on those words … Continue reading →

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What if Someone Steals Your Idea?

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

This happens often in business.  And in politics.  It is also facilitated now in the media where phrases like “some people say” and a general disregard for the source of an idea is making it nearly impossible to judge its … Continue reading →

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When Pondering Goes Too Far

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

Many of us are ponderers.  We take what someone said or a passing facial expression and dwell on it for hours if not days.  There’s much to be said for pondering.  It can lead to decisions that work — that … Continue reading →

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What to Say When You’re Out of Work

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

There’s no doubt that for many people being without a job is like being without a part of yourself.  It can be a very difficult period of time.  For many, it’s a reason to avoid social events. And yet, when … Continue reading →

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A Few Romney-Gingrich Debate Comebacks Lessons

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

Last night former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, attempted to undermine Governor Mitt Romney’s claim that as a businessman he’s better suited to be president in these harsh economic times.  Romney’s implication is that he is not a career … Continue reading →

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When to Forgive and Forget

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

That’s the subject of a blog I posted today on Huffington Post.  It pertains to presidential candidates, but there are a few lessons and reminders in it for all of us.  When someone is running for President of the United … Continue reading →

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What Do You Say When People Let You Down?

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

We’ve all been there.  Someone you’ve helped whenever he or she needed it just couldn’t do a small thing for you.  Perhaps you’ve tortured yourself over the disappointment or you flown into a rage.  Either way, you’re the one who … Continue reading →

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What Could Rick Perry Have Done to Recover?

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

In the Comebacks at Work chapter on brainfreeze, we discussed recent research demonstrating that the mind can hold on to social pain for a very long time.  And, in so doing, can elicit during similar, subsequent situations a fear or … Continue reading →

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How To Respond When The Evidence Isn’t There

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Kathleen Kelley Reardon

You may have noticed that what passes for evidence on televised news is often weak.  “Some people think” has replaced references to experts, research findings, testimony, perspectives advanced in books or highly regarded journals and even common wisdom.  I marvel, … Continue reading →

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