A friend of mine recently came back from a retreat for her firm’s women partners and shared some things she’d learned with me. One of the things she mentioned is that women often use the word “we” in describing accomplishments where men use the word “I”. I thought about this, and thought about myself. True […]
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Colleagues Seeking Advice
When a valuable employee approaches you (as an indirect manager) about leaving with no definitive timeline, what do you do? Help them put their exit plan in place? Tell their manager? As an outspoken advocate of freedom (flexibity) at work and employee empowerment, I suppose it’s no wonder why employees have sought my advice on […]
