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The open-faced shit sandwich: improvements on a crappy original
December 10, 2016
The right way, the only right way, to deliver feedback is to be thoughtful about the context and the individual and the intent of the feedback.
Family planning while working in a startup
October 27, 2016
You worry that once they know you’re pregnant or thinking of getting pregnant, they will treat you differently.
You won’t brilliant your way out of this
October 25, 2016
On the other side of a gut wrenching dose of humility, change can be complete and permanent. You recognize that the only road to high output execution is to bring others along.
Big lies, little lies, and the cheat code to a promotion
October 19, 2016
A lot of people I meet who haven’t managed before think seniority, or time in role, is a big part of the promotion calculation.
Thanksgiving
October 10, 2016
The conversations are why we do it. We have both had the opportunity to learn from so many amazing people, in such different organizations. We want to give back where we can.
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.
How to be a better leader in 4 badly drawn charts
September 26, 2016
Relationship-oriented managers and results-oriented managers are looking at almost completely different pieces of the job.
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.
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.
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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