570News Blog: Lisa Drew

Much is being made of the hug new Liberal MP Bob Rae
gave Michael Ignatieff on Monday.  Was it just a big bear hug between buddies.. or was it meant as a slight against Stephane Dion?

I admit it.  I hug.  Probably more than I should.
I hug at home and on the job.  I don’t really hug trees but I like them.  I’m always overdoing the hug at home.
But I also hug co-workers and listeners, bosses, teachers, neighbours…and anyone else I might run into.  There’s nothing dark or deep behind it. I do it when it feels right.   Maybe I should think twice.

Jack Mitchell is out with a book called Hug Your People: The Proven Way to Hire, Inspire and Recognize Your Employees and Achieve Remarkable Results.
His take on the hug:  it demonstrates leadership.

Check out the many hug websites out there.
The Globe sent me to BushHugBlog.com. It’s just a lot of George Bush hugging people around the world.. even hugging the Easter Bunny.  Funny.

A recent BBC report suggests most people are not getting enough hugs. .  Hugs are good for your health and the hug experts say some three-quarters of us are hug deficient.

You’ve been warned.

lisa