A concept that I will always believe is that the more you know about yourself, the easier time you’ll have doing just about anything. One thing most people may not have articulated about themselves is their mental processing style — are you an external or an internal processor? I realized a little while ago that …
The first time I returned to work after taking 12 weeks off on parental leave, my brain felt like mush. I couldn’t help but ask myself, “What do I do here again?” I’ve heard from other parents that this is a normal feeling, and luckily, it wore off after the first few days of catching …
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The term ‘workload planning’ may not sound very exciting, but I’m talking about having a reasonable number of things on my to-do list on any given day — and there are few better ways to start a workday than that. Over the last few years, my work has changed a lot. I’ve gone from being …
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I used to get so stressed out during performance review season. I’d spend a ton of time looking back at everything I worked on, and then I would spend way too much time writing it all out, editing, and overthinking it before submitting it. It wasn’t a particularly efficient or pleasant process. Performance reviews are …
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One of the best things I’ve done in my career is focus on horizontal networking (another way to describe it is lateral networking). Horizontal networking means networking with people on a similar level to you, not people who are far more senior or experienced in their careers. It might not be the approach that first …
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