An EpiPen saved my life on Saturday night. Well, it saved me a trip to the emergency room. I have food allergies and ate something off my husband’s plate that caused an anaphylactic reaction. My lips began to tingle. My throat started to close. I struggled to breathe, and my body attempted to throw up…
My friend, Steve Browne, hates it when people descend into the “tarpit of generational discussions.” He’s right. There are too many generalizations and stereotypes that weigh down our meaningful discussions. But I’ve been blogging since February 2004, and I have at least two generations of readers who have been with me for my entire journey.…
We had a great #failchat on Monday about “Generalized Failure Disorder,” which was a fake name for being human. I took a poll at the end of the chat, and this Monday’s topic will be “relationships.” I constantly fail at maintaining and nurturing my personal and professional relationships, and I hope we can have an…
I went to HR Tech, last week. It’s a conference where a bunch of HR technology companies showcase the latest and greatest iterations of their software. It’s also a place where people called “HR tech analysts” go behind the scenes in a “briefing room,” which is just a beige-on-taupe room that’s always too hot or…
Right now, I’m in a transition mode. I am moving from D-list HR blogger and speaker to the founder of a software company. And, if I’m honest with you, it’s uncomfortable. Everything is 100% harder than necessary. Unlike what you read on Breitbart, doors do not open because of affirmative action. Nobody is handing me…
My politics are a little less than mainstream. I’m a pro-choice secular humanist, a vegetarian, and someone who believes in the right to protect myself and shoot a sexual predator in the face. I vote Democratic because I like roads and schools, but it’s not like I’m all that impressed with the streets near my…
I’ve spent the past six months talking to HR and recruiting professionals about failure. Unfortunately, nobody cared about enterprise failure until I started talking about my life. My maternal grandmother was a strategic optimist. When she became accidentally pregnant at the age of 20, she married the guy and had four kids. When the guy…
I’m launching the inaugural #failchat on Monday, October 17th at 1PM ET. Our topic? Generalized Failure Disorder. What the hell is Generalized Failure Disorder? It’s nothing. It’s fake. It’s being human. Data shows that most of us fail in the same ten ways over and over again, and we learn how to manage failure —…
My HR career is in failure mode. It’s no surprise. The signs have been there for a while. I think it began in 2013 when I spoke at a conference with Kris Dunn and had a hotel room that overlooked a dumpster. It hasn’t picked up since. Yes, I’ve travelled all over the world and…
You could do worse than having three middle-age white guys as friends. Trust me. Somebody’s always giving me good advice, I’m never alone, and I’m not allowed to take myself too seriously. It’s not bad having friends like these!
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