I recently started a new job. This is maybe my seventh? Eighth? Full-time gig, and so far, I like it a lot. The people are really friendly; almost everyone I’ve met is eager to do the right thing, professionally speaking, …
To be of use, again
In December 2017, I left a full-time job as a communications executive. I loved that organization, its mission, and my colleagues, and in many ways, I still do (I stayed on as a donor). But I was burned out; I …
The Value and Work of Board Service
I’ve had an itch to write this post about what it’s like to serve on a board of directors, but have been held up by the fact that I’m not an expert on board service, not by a long shot. …
Talking, or not talking, about diversity, equity, and inclusion
Over the past few years, against the backdrop of all the tumult and polarization in our country at the moment, an increasingly number of my friends and colleagues have been talking to me about “doing more” with respect to diversity, …
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Don’t stop believing…hold on to that feeling.
I have been on small teams and very large ones, and what’s interesting to me is that no matter what size the team, I always found myself struggling with the split between “doing the work” and “writing and thinking strategically …
On judging, and being judged
When I was in law school, all of us were required to participate in the moot court competition. Moot court is an activity where law students present oral arguments based on an assigned set of facts. You get the hypothetical …
On the compulsion of honesty
I’ve been noodling around with a blog post on speaking in code—and breaking the code—for a while now, and I’m not sure if that piece is ever going to see the light of day. Some insights strike me really powerfully …
