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“Now I Had The Time Of My Life, And I Owe It All To You”

“Now I Had The Time Of My Life, And I Owe It All To You”

By Naomi Bloom on November 7, 2014

Or, How Macular Degeneration Changes Your Thinking Even Before It Changes How You See The World One of my favorite movies ever is “Dirty Dancing.”  It takes place at a Borscht Belt-style resort of the late 1950’s/early 1960’s, has a musical score full of songs to which I danced in my early teens, and characters who […]

Posted in Business | Tagged #InFullBloomUs, Aging, Life After HRTech, Looking Back/Looking Forward, Naomi Bloom, Reflections On Life

Naomi’s Next Chapter:  “Life’s A Banquet, And Most Poor Suckers Are Starving”

Naomi’s Next Chapter: “Life’s A Banquet, And Most Poor Suckers Are Starving”

By Naomi Bloom on August 5, 2013

Auntie Mame — My Heroine Wrapping Up My Consulting Practice, Starting My Next Career Chapter [For those of who got an early draft, please do read the final as I’ve updated it considerably based on your feedback and some late-breaking next chapter developments.] One of my absolute favorite actresses of all time was Rosalind Russell.  She died […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Aging, HR Tech, HRM, Looking Back/Looking Forward, Reflections On Life

Reprise: Choices, Compromises, Serendipity and Sh#t

Reprise: Choices, Compromises, Serendipity and Sh#t

By Naomi Bloom on December 4, 2012

Reflecting on what might make a great list of 2013 predictions — beyond those I’ll be discussing next week on my first videocast – I realized that I’d either be repeating a list of hot topics with which you’re already familiar or showing my ignorance (it’s getting worse not better with the explosion of relevant knowledge).  So, […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Aging, Friendship, Life's Challenges, Reflections On Life

Impressions From HR Technology Conference 2012

Impressions From HR Technology Conference 2012

By Naomi Bloom on October 18, 2012

I’ve just reread my observations from last year’s conference, and you should too.  If I say so myself, it’s a pretty accurate portrayal of what was happening then, much of which is still happening but which is much farther along, at least in some (but by no means all) vendor products and some end-user organizations.  Rather […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Aging, Debunking/Calling Out, enterprise software, Follow The Yellow Brick Road, HR Tech, HR Tech Conference, HRM/IT Intersection, Licensed/On-Premise Software, SaaS, Strategic HRM, Strategic HRMDS Planning, talent management

Reflections On A Long Career — Part IV — Summing Up

Reflections On A Long Career — Part IV — Summing Up

By Naomi Bloom on May 29, 2012

The Message Is Clear! In the first three posts of this series, here, here and here, I reflected on various aspects of building and sustaining a long and successful career.  Now it’s time to sum up the lessons of my own career, a long professional run for which I’m truly grateful. There’s been a huge portion of […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Aging, Employment, HRM, Human resource management, Life's Challenges, linkedin, Looking Back/Looking Forward, Professional development, Ruminations, Twitter

Reflections On A Long Career — Part III — The Network Effect

Reflections On A Long Career — Part III — The Network Effect

By Naomi Bloom on March 16, 2012

Tales Of The Mighty Rolodex It always was and always will be about the power of the network.  It really does “take a village,” the mutual support we derive from friends, family and colleagues, not only to raise our children but also to help us every step of the way through life.  We owe so much to those from […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Aging, Friendship, Life's Challenges, Looking Back/Looking Forward, network effect, Rolodex, Ruminations

What Color Is Your Hair — Really?

What Color Is Your Hair — Really?

By Naomi Bloom on March 12, 2012

Choose Your Color, Any Color

People of all ages choose to modify their hair color, and for many different reasons.  Sometimes, it’s simply to give themselves a change, as when a young person colors their blond hair auburn or brunette hair blond.  Sometimes, it’s just to call attention to oneself, or to demonstrate a complete […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Aging, Debunking/Calling Out, Looking Back/Looking Forward

Reflections On A Long Career — Part II — My Heroes

Reflections On A Long Career — Part II — My Heroes

By Naomi Bloom on February 5, 2012

Larry Seidel’s Other Interests My first post in this series was about what we can do to prepare for and sustain a long, productive and satisfying career.  In this post, I’d like to give credit — and there’s a lot to give — to the people who helped shaped the professional I became.  We should all be […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Aging, Life's Challenges, Looking Back/Looking Forward, Ruminations | 3 Responses

Reflections On A Long Career — Part I

Reflections On A Long Career — Part I

By Naomi Bloom on January 23, 2012

“If I could turn back time” I’m a year older than Cher, and we would both “turn back time” if we could.  Who wouldn’t?  We also share having had a very long career — if nothing else — and mine is still in high gear.   But it’s about what it takes to develop and sustain a long […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Aging, Change Management, KSAOCs, Life's Challenges, Looking Back/Looking Forward | 4 Responses

A Bloom’s Christmas: Inventory Management And Retail Retold

A Bloom’s Christmas: Inventory Management And Retail Retold

By Naomi Bloom on December 22, 2011

A Page From Bloom’s Camera 1950 Catalog On Christmas Eve, my Dad’s retail camera shop closed early, and we knew we’d have him with us all that next day.  Really just with us, even if he was too tired for much conversation after working the very long hours of the retail Christmas season.  New Year’s […]

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged Aging, Christmas, Christmas Eve, Holiday Thoughts, Memories Of Jack Bloom, Shabbat

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