My brain starts to shut downThe adrenaline dropAfter a week of planning and meetingsAnd presentation and trainingsZoom, zoom, zoom It was all okay, I hopeThe […]
Easy
It’s not supposed to be easy. That’s what I remind myself. And the managers I coach. When we make decisions about the people we employ, […]
Not That Organized
I’ve found myself in a position at work where I’m often asked about how I organize my time. I seem to have done a very […]
The Best Person
I’m hiring right now in my job and I’m excited to have so many candidates who are women of color in my pipeline. It’s important […]
Flexibility
Flexibility. I appreciate the autonomy I have in my job, especially today. Through some poor meeting planning and using my short break to go for […]
PechaKucha
We did a PechaKucha at work today. I was not familiar with what this is, so for your education: PechaKucha means chit chat in Japanese, […]
The Second Person
I am a mirror talker. Not a surprise, if you know me. That means sometimes when I’m processing, thinking, I’ll do it out loud. Usually […]
7 Year Workiversary
I had my seven-year workiversary at my job this week and today we had our annual Pluggies celebration (celebrating CareerPlug’s birthday, the company is now […]
The Growth Zone
Every quarter I pull up this graphic and review it with the people I manage: Yes, there is a version without a unicorn but what […]
Lessons & Validations From A Tough Week
I have had an unexpected and difficult work week. One of those emotionally tough, emotionally on weeks where I felt my brain slowing and slowing […]