The Upside of No: Better Boundaries, Better Connections, Better Clarity
When boundaries are clear, connections are real.
View ArticleThe Cost of Saying Yes Too Often
Over-committment sneaks up a little at a time, but can have life-altering consquequences. What would change for you if you were able to say 'no' more often?
View ArticleYour Biggest Influence
Hiring isn’t just about filling roles—it’s about shaping the future.
View ArticleWhy Happiness Matters
You can't buy happiness, but you can buy pancakes, and that's a good start
View ArticleNot Their Problem
As well as a glass ceiling, women who are successful and become CEO’s also face a “glass cliff“(1). If you work twice as hard and are twice as smart as your male counterparts and actually land a CEO...
View ArticleWorking to Code – An Example of Defining the Basics
My partner and sweetie introduced me to the concept of knolling (a method of organizing objects). She is a university professor who teaches a creative design-heavy capstone marketing class. Turns out...
View ArticleRespect
“Sometimes people use “respect” to “treating someone like a person” and sometimes they use “respect” to mean “treating someone like an authority” and sometimes people who are used to being treated like...
View ArticleOn [crude] Jokes and Decades of Shame
Ever wonder why there aren’t more women in technology? I’ll just leave this here for you to read: “On Cock-Sucking Jokes and Decades of Shame“. Please follow the Wheaton Rule if you feel the need to...
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Hey Mom, I’m on the Intertubes!
Had the privilege of being interviewed for a leadership podcast last month, thought I’d share it. How do I sound?
View ArticleIt’s the Culture, Stupid
So this went viral in March: Reflecting On One Very, Very Strange Year at Uber. As a direct consequence the founder and CEO (among others) was forced to resign, and I wouldn’t be surprised as more...
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Clarifying Your So-Called Passion
[this is a summer re-post series re-post] Three years ago I was going through the end of a 29-year marriage, and it was one of the most horrible experiences of my life (including the month my daughter...
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My Definition of Success – Ten Things I Know To Be True #8
Success, however you define it, is never guaranteed. I could be the smartest person in the world, and there will always be somebody not as smart, or talented, or inspired as me who is more successful....
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Please Don’t Do This
Please don’t do this. This is a dick move. If you need me to explain why in detail, I’ll send you my hourly rates… Unfortunately the company in question had a mealy-mouthed values-based response,...
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More Powerful Than Passion
Mike Rowe has some interesting things to say about passion versus opportunity, and ends his blurb with: “Never follow your passion, but always bring it with you.” He also has some interesting things...
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Clarifying Your So-Called Passion
Three years ago I was going through the end of a 29-year marriage, and it was one of the most horrible experiences of my life (including the month my daughter spent a month in intensive care after...
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Would You Date Your Company?
What is your company’s personality? Filed under: values Tagged: culture
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Send It Back Down
They say that the profession with the most psychopaths are CEOs. This isn’t for you. You’re successful because you’re smarter and more deserving than anybody else. Yea, that’s your story and you’re...
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It’s No Use
Often the full and complete answer is more satisfying and insightful than the myth: “The first question you will ask and which I must try to answer is this, “what is the use of climbing Mount Everest?”...
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Women in the Work Force – Two Phrases, One Decision
If my daughters were interested in becoming professional women working in the corporate world, there are two phrases I would invite them to commit to memory: “I’ve already said that.”, and “Please stop...
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