The front yard roses may still bloom but, these days, they are covered in frost. Summer bloomed with such intensity that I was sure loads would get crossed-off the list. …
On Twitter Board Fiasco & The Time Op-Ed
Don't tell my agent and people who expect me to be doing work on stuff I have due to them, but I read all 800 pages of Twitter’s S1. I …
‘Just One Thing’
Michael Bungay Stanier and I have been having fun with his new project, the Great Work MBA. In the process, I asked him about what allows any of us to …
Do you trust in your ability to grow?
Carol Dweck, a widely-regarded Stanford professor of psychology, and I recently sat down to discuss her 20-years of research and insights on what drives growth. Your book, Mindset, is about …
Your Brand is Exhaust Fume, not the Engine
“How do you manage your brand?” I get asked that question really often, especially at public-venue speaking events. Typically, I sigh. It is not that the question is silly, or …
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The Sure Fire Career Strategy
“I don’t want to be CEO of such-and-such, or an SVP of XYZ.” LinkedIn’s own Krista Canfield and I were doing walkntalk, when she pointed out that today she works …
The One Thing VCs Could Do To Increase Returns
If the person who can cure diabetes came to you for money, if you were a VC you’d likely turn that person away. And, an inventor who could reduce global …
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Is Bias Fixable?
"As a brown woman, your chances of being seen and heard in the world are next to nothing," he said. "For your ideas to be seen, they need to be …
The Moniker
“Are you a corporate spy, or something?” This was the first question from the audience as I began an innovation workshop at a Boston firm. “No,” I said, “I’m not …
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