Hooray! Today we’re launching 20 tickets for the first So Now You’re a Manager of 2019. Details: – Thursday, January 24- Friday, January 25, 2019 – Berkely, CA – Cohort 007 (AUSPICIOUS, NO?) This is a great location for folks living in the Bay Area OR people who want to escape the January weather where…
What a time! This year I recorded a State of the Union to loop you all in on what’s been happening at Plucky and where things are going. Links to things I talk about: So Now You’re a Manager trainings (First few 2019 dates released!) Plucky’s 1:1 Starter Pack Five years down, MANY more to…
To everyone who has ever supported Plucky, Businesses, though they are believed to have been started in garages, basements and backyard sheds, are started over coffee. At least, that’s true about Plucky. I had an idea four years ago (a longer story for a longer day), but it was over coffees and lunches that I refined…
“The leadership is flagging.” This is the most common sentence I write in audits. You know why? (Get ready, it’s a shocker…) Being a leader is REALLY EFFING TIRING. Management can be such thrilling work. You are empowering humans to succeed! But it’s challenging work, it never ends and opportunities for training are few and far between. What…
Reflections on Year 2 of coaching, consulting and empowering humans in the workplace Recently I had a long conversation with my Dad about how religious institutions and other community-based groups are hurting these days. He asked me where people find what they used to get out of church or scouts or local communities. I suggested…
At an industry conference two weeks ago I told a few colleagues that I never would have started my business if I hadn’t gone through postpartum depression. It’s true. The work I did to get myself out of depression fundamentally changed how I viewed myself, my purpose and my potential on the planet. Have you…
Reflections on my first year consulting, coaching and helping people find their way. I never thought of myself as someone who would start and run her own business. I’m a good student; I wait for the bar to get set by someone else and then I throw every ounce of energy I have into leaping…
I always knew I’d be a working mom but I never quite realized what a redundant phrase that was until I had a baby 19 months ago. Suddenly the meaning of the phrase “full time job” seemed completely insufficient. Forty hours a week? Try ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY EIGHT. In my career I’ve participated in…
Tomorrow is spring. Let’s high-five about that, shall we? With spring comes change and I’m excited to announce that Plucky HQ is heading to the Bay Area! Starting May 1, I’ll be based in Berkeley, CA. I’m very excited to connect with West Coast agencies and start-ups (while continuing to travel a bunch for other…