Punk Rock HR Episode 106: How are brands like Warby Parker or Casper Mattress re-shaping the way we make purchases in the 21st century? Well, Larry Ingrassia, my guest this week, is going to tell us. Larry is a former journalist, and editor turned author of the book, Billion Dollar Brand Club: How Dollar Shave…
Lots of people jumped into the self-quarantine phase of coronavirus with plans to write a book — including me. We intend to release “Betting on You” in January, which is fantastic news, but you’re only as good as the last success. So, I started the outline for my next project. Writing the first draft of…
Ever since I was a little kid, I wanted to be a writer. It turns out I’m terrible at fiction and poetry. But, I naturally found this form of writing called blogging, and it suited me well. I’m pretty good at it. I decided that I’d take this style of blogging and write some nonfiction.…
Punk Rock HR Episode 105: If you are like many, you may be wondering what you would do if you came down with COVID-19 and how you would maneuver the testing process, treatment, and recovery. Well, April Matan, my childhood bestie, is on the podcast today to share her experience. April is an HR-professional turned…
My mom once told me that I am perfectly designed to deliver bad news because I’m petite, blonde, and non-threatening. She’s not wrong. On my last day of work at Pfizer, I had to lay people off. There were two long-time IT leaders who didn’t see it coming until I walked in the door. Even…
“There is going to be a level of trauma that people remember from this moment.” That’s from Joey Price, thought leader, founder of Jumpstart: HR, LLC, and host of Business, Life, and Coffee. Joey joined me on Punk Rock HR recently to talk about work and life in the face of COVID-19. One of the…
Punk Rock HR Episode 104: Have you ever wanted to do something, but just kept getting in your way over and over again? Yeah, me too. This week, I share my experience with writing my upcoming book, “Betting on You: How to Put Yourself First (Finally) And Take Control of Your Career,” and how one…
I came into the first recession unequipped to run a business. As a newly departed HR leader, I was comfortable telling you what you’re doing wrong but not entirely proficient at applying those same principles to my professional life. Not much has changed since then, but I know this: we’re in the early stages of…
This past weekend, I had an allergic reaction to coconut. My husband made a recipe that calls for shaved bits of coconut as a topping. Right away, something felt wrong. My mouth tasted like metal, my eyes started to itch, and congestion overtook me. I could breathe, but I could barely open my eyes. When…
When it comes to your organization, how do you feel about the amount of control you have over employee-leader relationships? There is the messiness of power in organizational life, and it’s a challenging but powerful question to ask. Michael Bungay Stanier, the author of The Advice Trap and Coaching Habit, joined me on Punk Rock…
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