Well. It’s been a while, I know. To say the beginning of 2020 has been overwhelming would be an understatement. There are many things I could write to you about, especially about leadership in this moment, but I’d rather post to you some questions to think about, ones I’ve been thinking about myself. What kindness …
Edition 59: If I hear “times like these” one more time…. Read More »
Out. Then in. I am still tired. However, my partner is an amazing human being and made us a new logo, and kept my love of yellow and orange at bay. Other than that, it’s been a year. I am writing this straight, making it more a letter to you, though you’re probably (hopefully) …
Exhaustion is acceptable. I am tired. Three words that are nearly impossible for me to say. A week or so ago, I was with my #50WomenCan sisters and we were updating each other on our lives and action plans. It was all bragging until one of us said it. Then we all admitted it. We …
Questions to ask at networking events I am writing this from an AirBnB in New Orleans, having just attended the inaugural News Leaders Association conference and now staying through the week for the Online News Association conference. It is a week full of catching up with old friends and colleagues and meeting new folks. It …
Assignment: How do you lead? I mean, really, what drives leadership for you? Why do you want to run that meeting or project or manage that team? How do you do it? With a strong hand? With empathy? Honesty? Firm direction? Many questions? You don’t have to have answers for this, but there are very …
Edition 55: We all have to try something new. Sometimes. Read More »
*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* The big book of lists I have told y’all about my notebooks before, but I recently adopted an idea from Juleyka Lantigua-Williams, a dear friend and Cohort sister (We attended #50WomenCan together). It’s the big book of lists. Juleyka has a single notebook, that is full of notes, but mostly lists. Lists of things …
Edition 54: More productivity tips, because I cannot stop. Read More »
Flirt. Flirt. Flirt. A long time ago, I was lamenting the woes of job searching to my friend and ally Robert Hernandez. He stopped my rant and said, “Always flirt.” I’ve elevated this motto to be “Always Be Flirting” and was discussing it in the amazing Journalists of Color slack group. They said writing out the …
Edition 52: The one where I don’t apologize. Not sorry. I was chatting with a sponsor and a friend about this newsletter and how infrequent I am about it. “Sorry.” Don’t apologize, they said, the infrequency means you send it when you need to and when you have something to say. Which is funny, because …
How to be laid off I have been laid off (I think) four times. I stopped counting, clearly. So instead of my usual ramblings or an essay for this week, I decided to start building a resource/wiki of sorts. I’m calling it “How to be laid off” and it’s a collection of things I’ve gathered …
The phrases you lean on I have a lot of them. “You know what I mean?” “So, really…” “Does that make sense?” Crutch phrases. Those words we turn to when we’re looking to fill the silence or when we’re trying not to trip over ourselves. “Basically…” used to be one of my crutch phrases until …
