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Leadership, rants, and other assorted wisdom from an award-winning leader/speaker/author.
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Something New: Join My Upcoming Cohort (opens the original)
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Thank you for completing my recent survey and the thoughtful/snarky replies often here in the comments. The themes were clear. It’s hard to figure out the right next step when everything keeps changing so quickly, and many of us feel alone.Our biggest challenge isn’t usually the work itself, it’s having the clarity and community to move forward with purpose and energy.That is why I’m launching my new cohort program.The cohort will run January 14, 2027 to February 18, 2027. You will leave with a
The paperback launch is today (opens the original)
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The paperback edition of The Adventures of Women in Tech: Navigating the Hard Tech Era is officially launching TODAY.This is the long-awaited affordable print version. For my international friends, shipping is now reasonable because it will print-on-demand and ship from closer to your address. This version is also lighter, portable, and priced better for your commute or a team book club. If you need support navigating the changes in tech companies, this is your chance!<a href="https://link.
This Is Your Brain on Business (opens the original)
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I am incredibly low on writing inspiration at this moment, and I find that interesting. I’m not frustrated, so much as intrigued because I’m noticing something important about my brain and how it works. Many of you are old enough to remember the “This is your brain. This is your brain on drugs” commercials. If not, YouTube’s got them. The egg one and the diving board are my faves. I don’t do drugs, but I am noticing my version. It’s called: This is my brain on business. The more I
Pure joy and lots of notebooks Part 2 (opens the original)
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This post is dedicated to finding your joy. First notebooks, and then an extra sneak peek for my paying sub friends. First off, I’ve got more notebooks to sell you. A recap for those new to this process: I like notebooks so I made some because I can. I take art from Canva and come up with the very clever words and design. To buy them, we go Kick-starter style! I gauge interest first, and then I order in bulk to keep costs down. The Cleverness<a class="image-link
Spoons Full of Oxygen (opens the original)
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I was in a frozen yogurt place the other day to get myself a little treat. Two women were ahead in line with one of them sampling multiple flavors, so I took the time to peruse the menu. I noticed various brands of soft-serve frozen yogurt listed. Two flavors appeared normal and not worth special notation, but the others had names like Carbolite or Dreamlite. The yogurt place posted promotional info about these products prominently so you could figure out what was and wasn’t in them (non-dairy,
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