Sometimes, I think we’re going about hiring all wrong. Forget reference checks. Forget panel interviews. Forget those painfully curated resumes where everyone is “results-driven” and “passionate about synergy” (whatever that means this week). What we really need is a nice, quiet restaurant. Recently, I found myself at a […]
There’s a Dostoevsky-adjacent line that has followed me from job to job, like a slightly unhinged little companion: “they insulted me in seventy lines and only the spelling mistakes bothered me.” It shouldn’t resonate as much as it does. And yet. Because here’s the thing about being a […]
Some people will never ask you for your side of the story. Not because they forgot. Not because they’re too busy. But because the version they already heard? It fits. It’s convenient. It confirms whatever quiet narrative they’ve been building about you in their head. Why complicate a […]
There’s a very specific phrase that should come with a psychological warning label. “Can we meet? It’ll only take a few seconds.” A few seconds. I would like to meet the alternate universe where this is true. I imagine it’s a magical place where meetings start on time, […]
There are moments in life when theory meets reality in a way that makes you pause and think, well, that escalated quickly. Case in point. An absolutely surreal (and deeply tragic) news story out of Argentina, where a woman taking a flying lesson suddenly found herself alone midair […]
There are moments in life that reveal who we really are. Big moments. Defining moments. Character-building moments. And then there are cockroach-on-your-shoulder-during-a-live-report moments. I recently watched Rachel Menitoff ( a KTLA news reporter) do the unthinkable. A cockroach landed on her mid-report and she just kept going. No […]
What’s one habit that has improved your life the most? About 20 years ago, I picked up a habit that turned out to be one of the best decisions I ever made. I started exercising every day. Not casually. Not aspirationally. Religiously. Sometimes once a day. Often twice. […]
Is a little chaos actually good for us? I have a theory. A little chaos is good for us. Not the kind of chaos that destroys everything. Not the “hide your passport and call your lawyer” kind of chaos. I mean the kind that throws your back against […]
What villain actually had a good point? I’ve been thinking lately about villains. A lot. I’ve been binging on true documentaries as if they were dumplings (which I cannot get enough of, seriously). Here’s the thing. Not the cartoonish, twirl-the-mustache, burn-it-all-down types. Not the ones who are evil […]
Apparently, new research suggests that leaders who oppose remote work may have higher levels of narcissism. The theory? They crave attention. Validation. The admiring gaze of employees nodding in conference rooms and laughing just a little too hard at their jokes. And listen, I love a good psychological […]
