Career Growth

How to explain yearly achievements to your manager

Last week, we had to turn in written descriptions for "above and beyond" actions, expectations exceeded from role guidelines.

Career Growth

Premium Edition: How do I plan my career growth and document my accomplishments

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Life

Year-end reflections 2023

Reflective trip to Seattle. I was given the gift of clarity and broadened perspectives.

Frameworks & Mental Model

Thanksgiving season brings the pumpkin lattes and resignations

I don't know what's in the air this past week, but my mentees were asking me about internal transfers and changing teams. Changing teams internally requires a smaller, less painful interview process...

Communication

How to tell a story

Six arcs to help you craft a better story.

AMA

November AMA column: relevant to your interests

Subscriber lead question post for November.

Burnout

Sunday scaries to quit your job

👻 Sunday scaries is a slang describing the anxiety of starting the next workweek. The best time of the week to think about quitting or quiet quitting.

Influence

How to get better at influence

Six pillars of influence and what it means.

Leadership

Design thought leadership

Everybody gets to choose their version of a hard choice.

Life

Navigating reorganization

"you can't change the past, but you might learn something from it."

Writing

Learnings from writing a newsletter for 6 months

What it's like writing for 6 months...

Frameworks & Mental Model

Time management start with "NO"

Say No more often.