I’ve been writing a guide lately, so I went on this search for how to structure them well. Here’s a few I came across. These are mostly employee handbooks, but they showcase how to write… Read More »Edition Sixteen: It’s in the handbook.
I took stock of things lately (this is what I do when on planes and my iPhone games aren’t distracting enough, nor is my Kindle) and I realized: When did I become “the man?” For so much… Read More »Edition Fifteen: Yup, I’m The Man.
This week was hard. Really hard. Not just a ton of really depressing news, but on top of that the media/tech industry saw a slew of layoffs. A friend emailed me asking how she could… Read More »Edition Fourteen: A no-good, terrible, rotten week.
To give a recommendation for a potential hire, which is essentially backing someone with your words, is a big deal. It’s me saying, “I promise that giving you this name means that I believe this… Read More »Edition Thirteen: On referrals
I was going to write this week about the precarious situation of recommendations, but then my brain got on a different tangent. You see, last week I had one of those weeks where I direly… Read More »Edition Twelve: Here we are, standing in the muck
Before I started this newsletter, I was desperately trying to find a book to help me be better at work, as a young, creative female leader. I am a book nerd, which means I turn… Read More »Edition Eleven: Read this book
Textio is an interesting tool that helps write job listings that are more effective. Textio is the augmented writing platform for creating highly effective job listings. By analyzing the hiring outcomes of more than 10 million… Read More »Textio: Write better job descriptions
We learn better when we write things down. That is what the studies say when I started this job, I said I would finally spend the time to do a better job organizing my day. I… Read More »Edition Ten: Hold on, I need to write this down.
The Lioness, a magazine for female entrepreneurs, is now syndicating The Middles! You can see a recent syndicated column here.
I read this and saw my own experience mirrored. It is really not that hard to hire well, and thoughtfully, but few places do it. I’ve had editors neglect to call, or neglect to contact… Read More »Hire better, please