Nov 14, 2024 | Navigating workplace dynamics
I work for a software company and I am the only woman engineer on the team. Further, I am also a woman of color and I am quite small at just 5’0 tall. I feel as if all these things combine to curtail my confidence. I know I’m good at my job and my manager gives me...
Jul 16, 2024 | Burning Question, Navigating workplace dynamics
I really enjoy working for my company and have been focused on earning a promotion for over a year (after being denied the same promotion a year earlier). I have checked all the boxes. However, I recently learned that I did NOT receive the promotion despite my manager...
Jul 16, 2024 | Navigating workplace dynamics, Quick Takes
Failing sucks. 😔 Forget the cringeworthy “fail forward” or “fail fast” language that permeates work culture. For most people, failing can be devastating. 💔 But it doesn’t have to be. After all, failing is human. Further, everyone fails at something at some point in...
Nov 21, 2023 | Burning Question, Navigating workplace dynamics
My boss talks over me and doesn’t want my suggestions. I think my expertise threatens him as he only has 1 more year of experience than I have, but a much bigger job. He controls the projects I am assigned to, my upcoming raise, and my path to promotion. I want to...
Nov 9, 2023 | Navigating workplace dynamics, Quick Takes
It may surprise you that managing up – i.e., managing your boss – will help YOU succeed because it enables you to get stuff done. When my career took off, it wasn’t because someone gave me a bigger list of things to do. Instead, it was because I: Observed what needed...
