Why it’s a mistake to be a startup superhero
September 14, 2016
This is the story of how I hung up my cape and discovered my true superpowers. Let’s start at the beginning.
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Is it worth your time to be excellent?
September 13, 2016
I manage teams. I lead people. And I try to help them build products people love. Maybe you do something similar. I’m still working on my 10,000 hours. And whenever I stall, I find that the same thing gets me out of it.
How fucked up is your management?
September 7, 2016
No one who takes management seriously, and does it well, finds this stuff easy. No one who’s been at it for very long imagines that there are shortcuts.
Bullies, bylines, and that other B word
September 6, 2016
“This is one of the things that sucks for women in leadership. There is an inverse relationship between seniority and likability. The higher you go, the less likeable your coworkers will find you.”
You can’t be what you can’t see
August 31, 2016
I read the piece wondering how a reporter came to interview all men for a tech piece and didn’t notice(?), didn’t care(?), or, worse, didn’t think speaking to female tech execs or entrepreneurs would provide an important perspective for the piece(?).
Valley Extraction — how to hire senior talent away from Silicon Valley in four easy steps
August 30, 2016
Here are four steps to loosen the Silicon Valley deathgrip on talent you’d like to recruit.
Why more companies don’t do remote work (and probably shouldn’t)
August 29, 2016
Remote work, done well, is great. I’ve got no quarrel with the concept. But shaming companies who don’t do it doesn’t sit right with me any more, even given the arguments above.
Privilege, illegal interviews, and burning curiosity
August 26, 2016
We need to start by acknowledging that many people, particularly minorities in tech, are not in a position to write a post about every sexist or illegal hiring practice they encounter.
Unlimited vacation and other forms of guilt-based management
August 25, 2016
If the goal of unlimited vacation is to encourage people to take care of themselves, and to take the time they need, we should ask “does it achieve that goal?”
How to kill your startup’s referral pipeline in a single interview
August 24, 2016
A busted recruiting process is a surefire way to dry up those referrals and chances are, you won’t find out until it’s already too late.
Your diversity problem isn’t the pipeline’s fault
August 21, 2016
Very few leaders I speak with are openly racist or sexist — most insist they’d love to build a more diverse team but…
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