Finding a sense of purpose with Tasia Potasinski
“My manager heart is happy when we’re hitting our goals as a team and everyone feels a sense of purpose.”
One Plucky Blog
Thoughts on Adult Development in the Workplace by Jen Dary
How to give a performance review
Performance reviews are opportunities to listen to one another and mutually define future success. How does the company see you? And how do you see yourself?
Q&A with Joanna Bugenis, our We Can Talk designer!
“I wanted to create a design that felt fun and bubbly; something that could be put on the wall as a conversation starter and an invitation, but also something that you would actually want to keep at your desk or somewhere in your office.”
Ticket Launch! Seattle, WA (June 2019)
This is a great location for folks living in Portland, Vancouver, Denver, the Bay Area and up and down the coast as this will be the last event out west in 2019!
Giving due credit with Chelsie-Jean Fernandez
“People often get credit based on their power or seniority, not their actual contributions. It’s my job to change that, not just in private 1:1 settings but in public meetings as well.”
Announcing: We Can Talk merch
Working with a fantastic graphic designer last fall, we came up with our latest Plucky merch, the We Can Talk series!
On managing new (old) coworkers
I recently started a new job as a manager and several of my team members are previous coworkers… as I am new to management, I really don’t know if that is an old way of thinking and I don’t want to make a critical mistake. What do you think?
Maintaining human relationships with Mike Lee
Being nice to people when things are going well? That’s easy. But it takes real effort to keep it up when things are hard.
Let’s Talk Career Path: an ecourse for SNYAM alumni
The first course, Let’s Talk Career Path, focuses on the attendees individual paths – where they started, where they are now and where they are going – but also includes exercises and concepts that can be leveraged with their reports and teams.
Ticket Launch! SNYAM in Northern VA (April 2019)
This is a great location for folks living in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Charlotte and up and down the coast as this will be the only one back east in 2019!
Respect, Accountability and Trust with Ale Paredes
Ultimately, humans are unpredictable. Businesses are unpredictable. I try to be my best self every day and constantly retrospect, hoping not to make the same mistakes twice.
The Rude One
My coworker is sometimes rude to me in email and personal interactions. My boss is aware that this is the case (and agrees she is rude) but does not take steps to stop the behavior. Is there anything I can do to discourage her from treating me badly?