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How Ava DuVernay Is Finding Blue Oceans in Hollywood
Several years ago, a friend/colleague challenged me to “be the Ava DuVernay in business.” At the time, I couldn’t even …
Don’t Be The Lonely Only
The NYT gender section recently ran an article advising those of us who are tokenized to “realize that their ideas …
You’re Not Alone
Original ideas born of Onlyness often get squashed and squished by the status quo. And haven’t we all seen leaders …
The Onlyness Canvas
Regular readers of this newsletter will remember that I recently started offering Consultations. One of the options was a structured …
What To Do When Your Boss Undermines You
In that meeting, someone asked a question about the business opportunity for the topic you were all discussing. You gave the …
Onlyness Made It to TED.com (And, No, It Wasn’t My Talk)
The Silent Generation, baby boomers, Generation X, millennials, Gen Z – we’re all in the workforce together. It’s the first …
In Barron’s: Is the Marketplace for Ideas Gutted?
Barron’s published a piece for me this week: “How TED (And Its Copycats) Gutted the Market for Ideas.” I’ve been …
Stop Generalizing Women as You Try to Advance Women
A headline of a recent NYT piece was so appealing, “What Happens When Women Stop Leading Like Men” that I …
