I am a water baby. One of my earliest memories is sitting on the beach in Honduras and letting waves crash over my chubby toddler legs. Even when the tide was strong and I’d get toppled, I’d come up sputtering with salt water in my nose, but I did not want to move from that […]
Let’s talk about that moment you look up and realize you might be about halfway through your career. The questions come hard and fast in the days and weeks that follow. For me the questions are tied very tightly to how I am living into my core values and leadership philosophy. I am grateful for […]
It’s a pretty short story…96 days short. Last fall when I turned down two CPO roles at London startups and said yes to Google, I knew it was risky. Risky to go back to big tech, have a smaller remit, and build at a slower pace. But the promise of massive scale and solving a […]
Many of us take stock of our week on Fridays. And if your corporate calendar looks like mine has at times, you can wonder what the hell even got accomplished.So often we tend to shrug and plan to start over on Monday. But what if…– you gave yourself permission to start over right now?– you […]
I’ll start with this…I love London! Since I’d been a tourist in London several times, I had an idea of what to expect. From an international environment to an extensive transit system…I knew I’d be able to make my way around. A few things have been pleasant surprises that have made the transition lovely. Ultimately […]
Feeling Stuck? Coaching is a powerful tool for getting unstuck because it provides a fresh perspective, encourages self-reflection, and offers actionable steps for moving forward. When you’re feeling stuck, it can be challenging to see your situation clearly, and it can be difficult to know what steps to take to make progress. My role as […]
As the Van Trapp kids (yes, I know they are Austrian) famously sang, There’s a sad sort of clanging from the clock in the hallAnd the bells in the steeple tooAnd up in the nursery an absurd little birdIs popping out to say “cuckoo” The time for goodbye has come. So I’ll do it as […]
A few weeks ago I did a series on my Personal Core Values. I use the values of Grace, Joy, Agency, and Belonging to guide my decision make in life. My favorite Principal Engineer asked me if I also have values that I use in a professional setting that help guide me as a leader. […]