Are we gonna talk about that asterisk?
June 17, 2020
As we start to look toward what happens next, we’re thinking a lot about the asterisk. And what it means that the people in charge think everything is fine.
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This is nothing like mat leave
May 6, 2020
8 weeks ago things here in Toronto started to shut down. And if they’d only shut down for a week or two, maybe we all could have gone back to what it was. But it’s been two months. You’re different than you were. We all are.
Top 10%, Bottom 10%
April 8, 2020
This week seemed to be a turning point for a lot of bosses. But we are not done with this thing. There will be optimistic top 10% moments and crushing bottom 10% ones in the weeks to come.
Do not lick this email
January 29, 2020
Our hope for each of you is that it doesn’t take a plague to get you to rest, this year.
That’s not a freckle
January 15, 2020
Sometimes things aren’t fine
Luggage that comes with baggage
December 18, 2019
Everyone is asking what we think about the Away thing.
Two steps forward, one fall back
November 6, 2019
Lately, we’re spending a lot of time talking about resilience and change.
Take my horse to the sand hill road
June 19, 2019
I been in the valley you ain’t been up out that porsche
I have an IWD hangover
March 13, 2019
Stop the thread I want to get off
Maternity leave — an American in Canada
October 1, 2016
When I’m honest with myself, I let my brain acknowledge what my heart already knows. I’m lucky to be a mom in Canada.
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.
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?”
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