Susan Richardson

Workplace friendships essential for morale, productivity

As I do my daily scans of articles about workplace issues, I’ve noticed a recent cluster of writers on the topic of friendships in ...

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Too beat to make the call? Here are 6 tips for fighting decision fatigue

You’ll probably notice that the decisions you make late in the day may not be as productive as the ones you make earlier. It’ ...

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Stonemasonry skips a generation to land in a Philly millennial

When Marco Federico talks about his work poking around historical burial grounds and buildings — of which Philadelphia has an abundance ...

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CBS3’s Meisha Johnson says prayer showed the way to Philly

A wing and a prayer. That’s how CBS3 Philadelphia’s new traffic anchor Meisha Johnson landed in Philadelphia to start her job ...

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With eyes toward the Pope, what does your heart want for Philadelphia?

What is your prayer for the city of Philadelphia? What is your heart’s “ask”? WH ...

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How would you grade your summer vacation? Oops, didn’t take one?

As we approach Labor Day, the popular cut-off for summertime fun, take a minute to look back over the past three months. How would you gr ...

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This Atlantic City showgirl has always brought his full humanity to work

Robert Hitchen, better known in Philly and South Jersey as Sandy Beach, got his start as a drag performer — he likes the term R ...

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How to resist Muslim misinformation at work during the Ramadan fast

Most of us, on these hot, humid days of summer, find comfort in refreshing food and drink. Not so my Muslim sisters and brothers, fasting ...

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Gene Robinson: LGBT movement has duty to bolster ‘justice for all’

Sometimes events in life converge in a way that tips over-the-top celebration and greater awareness into nothing less than genuine transf ...

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In a time of bad news and good, it helps to hold on with both hands

The last week of June was one humdinger: funerals of those killed in mind-shattering racist v ...

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Modern progressive LGBT politics has roots in Revolutionary religion

The stories we tell about life are never static. Research and experience show us that telling our stories changes us. Each telling is a d ...

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Building an enlightened ice cream business that favors craftsmanship over ‘thoughtless consumerism’

During these hazy, not-so-lazy days of summer, a woman’s mind turns to ice cream. In her quest for the perfect chocolate-chi ...

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