Over the years as I’ve checked prospective employees’ professional references, the responses I’ve gotten have included delight and surprise. Why? The approach I take and the way I pose questions to those providing references seems to be a bit different from the norm. My queries get to a valuable place and provide really good perspective […]
Goodbyes are always hard for me. I like to just sweetly ghost away and figure I’ll see you when I see you next. So last Monday, after giving all my team members some feedback, I swiftly packed my few remaining things, and walked out the door. The past 19 months have been a complete and utter whirlwind. After […]
In trying to coalesce my thinking about the themes that emerged at SXSW, I ran through my extensive notes (hey, sure, I can listen to podcasts again, but I find my notes reflect my interpretations) and thought about the many conversations I had. None of these are earth-shattering, but instead continue to be themes that […]