by Susan Wharton Gates | Jul 14, 2020 | Policy Wonk, Purple problem solving, Unum
Photo by Sushil Nash on Unsplash The tagline for Wharton Policy reads, “Is conflict costing you?” It’s a rhetorical question, of course. Conflict always exacts a cost, be it emotional, financial, relational or organizational. But let’s probe deeper: “How much...
by Susan Wharton Gates | Nov 22, 2019 | Blog Post, Uncategorized, Unum
In 1973 my father ruined the family vacation by watching the Watergate hearings every minute of every day. I was a teenager. I thought he had lost his mind. So boring. Not to mention tedious, contentious, picayune. Last week I logged more hours of TV than I had in...
by Susan Wharton Gates | Nov 9, 2018 | Policy Wonk, Purple problem solving, Unum
Something about being the middle child, you learn to absorb and balance out emotions. Often they are not your own. Something about growing up during the Vietnam war, as a middle child, you learn to hate conflict. Not just in a faraway rice paddy, but around the dinner...
by Susan Wharton Gates | Apr 14, 2017 | Blog Post
Hey Did you hear about the big sale? The good stuff. Not just on sale, it’s all free Somebody already paid so, yeah, like Just bring your crap and they give you new Easter duds. Good looking, you looking fine, stains out, rips mended. Suits you perfectly. It’s paid...
by Susan Wharton Gates | Mar 30, 2017 | Unum
It had been another week of political turmoil. Ah, sigh. The health care bill had gone down in flames, with recriminations flying. Dare I even write a blog on this freighted topic? While I do not pretend to have solutions on Medicaid expansion, tax credits, subsidies,...
