by Emily Chang | Jul 17, 2023 | Friend, Workplace
“Hey it’ll be all right.” “These things always work out.” We’ve all heard these pat reassurances come from our mouths, and always with an intent to comfort and soothe. However, I’ve been thinking about these canned responses, about how they don’t...
by Emily Chang | Oct 18, 2022 | Family, Friend, Learner
Yes, seriously. Looking back, I remember a colleague in Arkansas who would suddenly run and open a window in the middle of winter, murmuring something about hot flashes. And my dear friend Denise has forever coined the phrase in our family, “Is it hot in here,...
by Emily Chang | Mar 13, 2022 | Friend, Workplace
Absolutely. After all, if you’re both thriving at work and the chemistry sparks, many of those you weren’t friends before, will soon become your friends. So, aren’t we just fooling ourselves if we believe we can really separate friendship from the workplace? On...
by Emily Chang | Feb 13, 2022 | Friend, Workplace
Hope is such an important word. It’s something we might expect to hear uttered in a hospital or social institution. But we don’t often hear about hope in the workplace. I remember my earlier days in P&G doing monthly business reviews – one particular boss...
by Emily Chang | Jul 18, 2021 | Family, Friend, Ways of Work, Workplace
If we approach work with passion, teamship and love, we can become family. This is my Pantene team, photos from today and 15 years ago. This group made up (most of) the Pantene team. These incredible women were patient as I learned the language, culture, and ways of...
by Emily Chang | Mar 31, 2021 | Explorer, Friend, Learner, Mobile Biosphere, Ways of Work
Two years ago, I took on a 30-day challenge. And since then, I’ve come to love yoga and today, embed it my regular wellness practice. Here are some things I learned from yoga: I can do hard things. This pose does not look like something normal people can do. It defies...
