Category: People
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Burnout Is Not Your Fault, But You Probably Think It Is
A few weeks before quitting my job, I went to my boss and said “I’m burnt out, I need help.” Unfortunately there was no help. Everyone else was just as busy as I was, and as consultants we had no control over the deadlines assigned to our projects. At the time we were in the…
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13 Powerful Quotes from Women in Tech
These women in tech quotes celebrate everything that women are: inspiring, powerful and smart. Women in tech bring strong communication skills, empathetic leadership and a different perspective on the world, and make the tech world a better place.
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The Bravest Thing I Ever Did
Content warning: this post discusses depression, anxiety, intrusive thoughts, and suicidal ideation. ‘What is the bravest thing you’ve ever said?’ asked the boy.‘Help,’ said the horse.‘Asking for help isn’t giving up,’ said the horse. ‘It’s refusing to give up.’ Charlie Mackesy, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse In July 2022, after traumatically leaving…
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In Tech We Trust: Chat GPT, Generative AI and the Future of Work
On July 12, 2022, Midjourney AI image generator entered open beta. Only four months later, on November 30, Chat GPT launched. Artists were already upset about Midjourney using their images without permission (or royalties), but all of a sudden entire knowledge professions which had previously seemed pretty safe from automation appeared to be on the…
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Keeping in touch with your network is hard. Here’s how I do it.
When I was just starting my career, my manager told me I should start building my network. As a result, I was given the goal of reaching out to someone in my network once a month – and while I always agreed that this was valuable, I struggled with how to actually do this without…
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My Theme for 2023 is FLOW
January is a wonderful time to set intentions for the year to come. I am just coming off a year of being BRAVE, and it’s feeling like I need to take a break and rest. So this year’s theme is FLOW. Here’s what that means to me – let’s use a running metaphor. When running…
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Reflecting on 2022
I am finishing 2022 in a very different place from where I started. A year ago, I was on short term disability and in significant pain every day. I couldn’t work a full day, or pick up my kids. Even carrying a cup of coffee was painful. A year ago, I had more work than…
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I’m a Recovering Perfectionist
Originally posted on my LinkedIn page. I’ve started being a lot more honest with people about how much I’ve struggled with stress, perfectionism, low self esteem and high standards. The first thing most people say is “I had no idea. You were always so cheerful and upbeat!” I felt like I had to hide it…
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Refocusing my LinkedIn Presence
Originally posted on my LinkedIn page. I’m rebranding my LinkedIn. I’ve always used LinkedIn the way most of us use it – networking to find jobs or promote ourselves, or sell whatever it is we do. But I realized that what I really love doing is sharing stuff I wish I knew when I started…
Kim Osborne Rodriguez 