by Cassie Arnold | Feb 24, 2016 | Modern Work
The End of Ordinary Time In the Catholic liturgical calendar there are four seasons Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter and Ordinary Time. Ordinary Time accounts for most of the year. In the secular world, ordinary time is becoming increasingly rare. Once upon a time...
by Cassie Arnold | Dec 23, 2015 | Modern Work
Namaste Mr. Investment Banker It definitely took me awhile to warm up to dressing down at work. It makes me sound dated, but I liked judging a person’s status by the price of their suit. But those days are long gone, and since I work from home, the whole concept is...
by Cassie Arnold | Oct 19, 2015 | Biotech Finance
Bubble Trouble I work with the life sciences industry, and for those of us who have defended the potential of the chronically loss-making sector for decades, the last few years have been heady times. Not only has the sector been attracting capital at record rates, it...
by Cassie Arnold | Oct 19, 2015 | Communications
Terse but True I’ve spent the vast majority of my career marketing the life sciences practices of professional services firms. I can’t split a gene and I have rarely been in a lab, but I know enough to be dangerous. And I know how to explain technical issues to a lay...
by Cassie Arnold | Oct 19, 2015 | 21st Century Culture
Great Expectations There’s been an ad running on TV for a painting contractor (yes, I still watch some broadcast TV). This pretty young mom is extolling the virtues of the contractor, enthusing that they asked “How can we make painting an extraordinary experience for...
