Blog
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Blogging to Exhale
Sharing a Nora Ephron quote about blogging as a kind of exhale, one that doesn't need to say much to be worth saying.
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Inclusivity Evaluation
On taking personal responsibility for a lack of diversity at my company, and the concrete outreach steps I took to find and hire underrepresented talent.
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On Unplugging
Notes on rolling out a new Vacation and Time Off Guide at Reaction Commerce, and why time away and outcomes over output matter for a healthy culture.
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Book: I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
A review of Michelle McNamara's true crime book about hunting the Golden State Killer, published posthumously and vindicated when the case was solved by DNA evidence.
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Book: Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life
A recommendation of Marshall Rosenberg's Nonviolent Communication, a book I've reread many times and consider essential for managers and leaders.
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Book: The Best and the Brightest
A recommendation of David Halberstam's The Best and the Brightest, read as a study of leadership, pride, and groupthink as much as the Vietnam War.
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Article: Bill Clinton: By the Book
A quick reaction to a New York Times interview about Bill Clinton's reading habits and where he likes to read.
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RBG
A quick, enthusiastic recommendation to see the Ruth Bader Ginsburg documentary RBG.
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5 Things: Remote Work, Holotropic Breathwork, and Feedback
A returning roundup of five saved reads, on remote work productivity, Adidas closing stores, holotropic breathwork, learning to relax, and building better feedback systems.
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Amazon's Annual Shareholder Letter: Six-Page Narratives
On Jeff Bezos's Amazon shareholder letter and trying its six-page memo format in a meeting to make discussions more efficient.
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