Last month, I had the great honor of keynoting the Geeky Summit, a gathering of women in technology in Calgary, Canada. The topic of my talk was making yourself continually employable by creating a powerful body of work. As I prepared for the keynote, then delivered it and had conversations with the participants afterwards, I thought about what it means to be highly, continually … [Read more...]
Do your partnerships add or relieve stress?
Besides John Legend (!), there are few people who I hold in super high regard for their unique business insight and integrity. Warren Buffett is one of those people. Last week, I had the great pleasure of attending a Berkshire Hathaway shareholder's meeting in Omaha, and listened to 6 hours of commentary from Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger. There were so many astounding things about the … [Read more...]
To know what you want, know who you are
Chris Lee, me, Susan Baier and Brian Shea, plotting to revolutionize how small businesses grow This week, I got to hang out with my dear friend and long-time client Brian Shea. We have known each other since Brian was working full-time as a corporate employee. With hard work and good planning (and a decent coach!), he quit his job and began a successful consulting business, working with large … [Read more...]