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The Distributed Workforce: Benefits and Caveats
The Distributed Workforce: Benefits and Caveats

After a year of a distributed workforce, I’ve uncovered the following caveats and benefits for employers considering a distributed workforce structure for their teams.

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ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthMarch 28, 2019business, hiring, employees, management, leadership, culture, distributed workforceComment
Our Ten-Year-Old Selves
Our Ten-Year-Old Selves

As a child, who did I think I would be as an adult? I couldn’t remember. And then my mother handed me an old school report.

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ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthMarch 26, 2019childhood, writing, happinessComment
Diary for March 24, 2019
Diary for March 24, 2019

Transition seems like the theme of the past year, and this month has shown no exception. Fortunately—as with all the transitions this past year—the shifts of March 2019 have proved good ones.

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JournalLeslie FarnsworthMarch 24, 2019business, employees, management, hiring, leadershipComment
Scenes from Saturday: The Lavaux, Switzerland
Scenes from Saturday: The Lavaux, Switzerland

On our way to a dinner party, Arnaud and I walked through The Lavaux, a Unesco World Heritage Site just east of Lausanne, in Switzerland.

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WanderingLeslie FarnsworthMarch 23, 2019travel, culture, SwitzerlandComment
The Wedding of Leslie and Arnaud
The Wedding of Leslie and Arnaud

A brief summary and pictures from the weekend when Arnaud Chevallier and Leslie Farnsworth got married in Normandy, France.

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JournalLeslie FarnsworthMarch 23, 2019relationships, happiness, family, France, wedding Comments
Finally, Skiing in Switzerland: Villars-sur-Ollon
Finally, Skiing in Switzerland: Villars-sur-Ollon

After fourteen months of talking about skiing in Switzerland and not skiing in Switzerland, with four of these months living only a few miles from the ski slopes on which skiing could happen, Arnaud got to ski. I snowshoed.

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WanderingLeslie FarnsworthMarch 21, 2019travel, vacation, sports, SwitzerlandComment
A Day in Dijon in December
A Day in Dijon in December

Dijon, of all the places we visited in France on our road trip back to Lausanne from Christmas 2018 in Normandy, stands out as my favorite sojourn.

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WanderingLeslie FarnsworthMarch 20, 2019travel, vacation, culture Comments
A Birthday Overnight in Verbier
A Birthday Overnight in Verbier

For my 2018 birthday weekend, when the 16th landed on a Sunday, Arnaud planned a trip to Verbier, Switzerland, for an overnight stay.

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WanderingLeslie FarnsworthMarch 19, 2019travel, sports, vacation, SwitzerlandComment
The Blog is Back
The Blog is Back

Though many readers will come to this site without any knowledge of the old site or any way of knowing that a few things have changed since I left off, returning readers may feel a bit lost without a few quick updates.

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Spotlight PostLeslie FarnsworthMarch 18, 2019 Comments
Welcome “Home:” Our Temporary Furnished Apartment in Lausanne
Welcome “Home:” Our Temporary Furnished Apartment in Lausanne

Reflections on our first home in Lausanne. It was an okay home. For a few weeks.

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JournalLeslie FarnsworthMarch 18, 2019travel, expat, culture, Switzerland, LausanneComment
Why You Should Take Off Your Marketing Hat
Why You Should Take Off Your Marketing Hat

In my article for FrogDog, I explore why business leaders should let marketing experts do their jobs. (Trust me, they come out ahead when they do.)

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ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthMarch 4, 2019marketing, businessComment
The Art of Good Storytelling in Marketing
The Art of Good Storytelling in Marketing

In my article for FrogDog, I explain how the basics of creative writing help make marketing storytelling shine.

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ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthMay 14, 2018marketing, businessComment
Sadness at Beauty and the Beast’s Truth
Sadness at Beauty and the Beast’s Truth
I don’t want the human, nonfairy-tale equivalent of the Beauty and the Beast. What sane person would?
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ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthNovember 2, 2016business, culture, happiness, health, relationshipsComment
The Single, No Kids Follies
The Single, No Kids Follies
As much as I enjoy living independently, having no tribe has its hazards.
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ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthOctober 19, 2016family, happiness, relationshipsComment
Will the Truth Really "Out?"
Will the Truth Really "Out?"
Why people believe liars, even in the face of evidence, and whether we can do anything to counter it. Will the truth really ever out?
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ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthOctober 5, 2016culture, elections, politics, relationshipsComment
Things You Should Never Leave Home Without
Things You Should Never Leave Home Without
All of us have items we need to feel complete when leaving the house. Here's mine.
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JournalLeslie FarnsworthSeptember 21, 2016books, culture, happiness, health, literature, readingComment
Summer 2016: My Review
Summer 2016: My Review
How was your summer? Here's my look back at Summer 2016.
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JournalLeslie FarnsworthSeptember 7, 2016business, dating, family, relationships, travel, vacationComment
Society and Living Alone
Society and Living Alone
Today, an increasing number of people across the globe live alone. How will widespread solo living affect the world?
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ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthAugust 24, 2016culture, happiness, healthComment
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