This is the year that we’re turning the lens on unethical workplace behavior, tearing down subtle double standards across gender, age and race. There’s #MeToo and Time’s Up. In October, NYC passed a law that makes it illegal to ask for salary history with the goal of correcting pay inequality. Further back, there was widely-read […]
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In this Washington Post article from Masha Rumer, she recounts the challenges she faced returning to work after taking time off to raise her daughter. Once upon a time, I was a fan of job interviews. That all changed after I’d switched careers, had a baby and decided to spend the first year at home […]
Read More ›My dive into the notion of circadian rhythms and sleep chronotypes started with the desire to be more productive. Specifically, to avoid hours of brain fog where I would muscle my way through an activity that required sharp, focused thinking… only to find later that I could accomplish the same in a nano-second if my brain was turned […]
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I spent much of my life following one piece of advice, only to figure out that it needed some updating. Part 1: The First Piece of Advice I Received Was Incomplete One night I was in trouble with my parents, for showering with the neighbor kid or something like that. I had an endless capacity […]
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It’s 2011. You have the opportunity to lead strategy for one of the earliest brands to embrace social at their AOR. They are #alreadywinning, and it’s sure to be heady and high-profile. Or, you can roll the dice on a social media newbie and their privately-held, 25-person PR agency. Maybe they’ll be convinced that social […]
Read More ›Here’s where you can find the two podcasts mentioned in my video: Brene Brown The Power of Vulnerability Howard Schultz on NPR’s How I Built This The Brene Brown Oct 4 keynote at LinkedIn’s Talent Connect hasn’t been made live yet, but keep checking back here. Summary here. Would you like to see more posts like […]
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“Mom, I can’t wait to give you your Christmas present,” said my second grader, Alexa, eyes shining. “It’s something you’ll use everyday.” I secretly wondered how this could be. She had just returned from her school’s Christmas fair — an annual fundraiser rife with exactly the kind of tchotchkes we didn’t need, let alone use everyday. The […]
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