Your direct reports will work hard on everything, including making you feel like everything is going well. Just remember that real growth happens when you sweat the small stuff together.
I don’t know who needs to hear this but there’s no reason for capitalism to have a hard edge. It can and should reflect who we are and who we aspire to be. Softer. Kinder. Less toxicity.
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Coaching in the corporate world is fundamentally broken. Same goes for mentoring and sponsorship. My answer? Build a side-hustle. Lose the armor.
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Laid off? Google says: Network! Brand! Network some more! I say: dance with your fears. Take long walks. Practice faith. Serve others. Dancing is good for the soul.
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Moonlighting isn’t some moral failure on the employee’s part. It’s a management problem. The answer is to fix how we measure output and value.
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There are only two times when I turn my camera off during meetings. The first is the obvious one— you do *not* want to see me eating. I was clearly raised by ramen-lovin’ wolves.
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The word promotion has come to mean doing a larger job, sitting in a larger seat. It does not mean doing the same job (better) for more money.
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If you’re feeling overwhelmed at work, find a person to laugh with, help someone… or just grow older and learn to care less (honey badger style).
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We *really* need to do more to even the playing field for kids and young adults everywhere.
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If you care about your “GPA” at work or in life....
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What if success is really about whether you find deep purpose in your work? What if success is about taking active ownership over your career or your relationship to your career?
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A former colleague asked me what I do when my career feels stuck. He obviously wasn’t asking for advice. He was asking for a job.
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