Happy August, beautiful people! I hope you are having an amazing summer. It’s not over yet, although back-to-school activities, preseason football games, and the release of the NBA 2026- 2027 schedule are popping into my Instagram feed. We’re about to experience a change in seasons. While Summer is winding down (hot weather not withstanding) and […]
Hello, beautiful people! July 6, 1981, was a very special day for me. I started my professional career that day – 45 years ago at Pacific Bell, a subsidiary of AT&T. My first job was as a Group Manager in Operator Services. By choice, I primarily worked the afternoon/evening shift when I had the “in-charge” […]
“Everybody can be great because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.” (Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.) For as long as I can […]
Happy International Women’s Day, beautiful people! I hope you are as productive as you want to be during this last month of the first quarter. Having had the honor of working at a Fortune 100 company for 36 years, I am trained to think in quarters, and I’m obsessed with delivering on my quarterly objectives. […]
September can be summarized by the word “community.” I went through life last month with lots of people, starting with my Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame board and folks involved in this year’s enshrinement activities. As this is a new board for me, I am enjoying the fellowship with a new group of people. […]
Originally called Decoration Day, Memorial Day honors the men and women who have died while serving our country as members of the U. S. military. First celebrated in 1868, when 5,000 people came to Arlington National Cemetery to join then-General James Garfield in decorating the graves of the 20,000 Union and Confederate soldiers buried there, it has […]
One of the many things I love about the holidays is how we slow down and really connect withpeople. Our family had the pleasure of hosting our neighborhood Christmas party, and mygoodness, it was awesome. I had such a great time both reconnecting with some friends wemade upon our arrival in Texas four and a […]
If you work at AT&T you probably saw the April 20th announcement that spoke to my intention to retire on May 15, 2017. Some of you received an email directly from me alerting you that I am wrapping up phase 1 of my professional life. Others read Facebook and Twitter messages and sent me a […]
