company culture
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The bias for action when certainty is out of reach
In an earlier post, “Re-considering the No,” I reflected on how easily we default to no, especially in moments that require change, risk, or vulnerability. That post was about the internal calculus we make when faced with the unknown, and… Continue reading
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7 pitfalls of Slack (and similar tools)
Slack and similar messaging platforms, like Teams and Mattermost, promised frictionless communication, faster collaboration, and a reprieve from endless email chains. And to be fair, they’ve delivered, but not without their own set of challenges. These communication platforms can just… Continue reading
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When it’s been a tough week: honesty or spin?
We’ve all had them, those weeks that knock the wind out of you. A missed opportunity, an unexpected client loss, a launch gone sideways, a painful conflict. Whatever the cause, there are times when work feels heavier than usual. In… Continue reading
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There’s no such thing as over-communicating when it comes to your customers
If there’s one thing I’ve been saying at nauseam in internal conversations: There’s no such thing as over- communicating when it comes to your customers. We’ve all experienced first hand how some organizations treat customer communication like a one-lane road,… Continue reading
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Is it time to normalize “unmuted”?
Is there ever a virtual meeting where the sentence “You’re on mute” isn’t uttered at least once? This is then typically followed by a joke (“Every single time!”, “What, you can’t read my lips?”) or an apology. Does that completely… Continue reading
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