: The Very Hungry Caterpillar Animated Animated adaptation of a wonderful children’s classic …

: Being principled under pressure. Part of the reason there is so much interpersonal conflict in the workplace is because conversations …

: As companies and people often fall under the microscope of the media and independent writers that …

: Simple 2 rule playbook to help you keep any job Pick a domain that intrinsically motivates you to be proactive and driven Align your own goals with …

: Divergence and convergence Products that compete for the same consumer demand go through periods of natural divergence …

: A note about manager policy enforcement Policies are created for fairness and to prevent people from taking advantage of the company’s trust …

: The future is finite We say yes to doing more in the future (including pushing what we’re already subscribed to), …

: Ship, Shipmates, Self People often prioritize themselves when they assume the rewards are zero-sum. This is generally a …

: The Facebook Wall Seeing a colleague at Stripe set them up as their own background recently, I was reminded of the …

: Mochary Method Curriculum Stumbled upon this goldmine index of exec coaching 101 tutorials this year, which I’ve found is a …

: Why escalations get a bad name In any bottoms-up organization, it’s common to see an escalation as a failure state: an …

: You can respond fast, but you can give yourself space while doing so Via Brené Brown: Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to …

: Guidance v Policy This tweet from Mark Brooks came up on my timeline, quoting his own tweet from a while back: …

: A theory on PC connotation In a recent conversation about my observation about political correctness not being all bad, someone …

: A life lived with conviction and mindfulness Two seemingly competing ideas that are helpful for most people to try to reconcile as complementary: …

: Kind v Nice It’s probably too hard to rid the term political correctness of its negative connotations—among …

: Define: Conviction Conviction is your ability to draw a line in the sand and not falter from the side you choose to …

: Top Gun: Maverick Neither Samiksha nor I had (and still haven’t) watched Top Gun, so we decided to skip watching …

: General Magic Movie Somehow missed this gem of a film in 2018, which I stumbled upon in Tony Fadell’s new book …

: Free Reach is Costly Everyday we posit absolutes we believe with utmost certainty, and just like we do for any quips that …

: Finding Leverage In prioritizing tasks, appreciate that not all tasks are made equal. Articulate the parameters you …

: Owning Where You're Going Avoid extrinsically motivated changes to your life, and build an internal compass that is unwavering …

: Pausing the editing brain Anyone in a creative field that has high standards of craft, likely has an indelible urge to refine …

: Reorgs aren’t about the people There is only one rule to adhere to when re-organizing your team – design what your team(s) …