Kathy Massey’s writing experience includes lifestyle/home reporter for a large southeastern daily, writing and designing brochures, newsletters, and training catalogs for organizations including Blue Cross Blue Shield and Midlands Technical College; writing articles for Human Resources trade publications; writing speeches for local politicians; and writing and developing radio and TV ads for local organizations and campaigns. Her interests include surviving (while attempting to leave) the toxic workplace, human resource and management trends, workplace relationships, workplace diversity and child-rearing. She is also a development consultant who works with people and organizations steeped in bureaucracy, politics, and all the social isms that drain workplaces of energy and creativity. Kathy has eight years of experience in Human Resources, including facilitating management and leadership development courses, planning and implementing process improvement initiatives, developing and managing mentoring and internship programs, and researching workforce trends.