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Over the last couple of years, I’ve done a lot of virtual meetings. Mostly interviews, if I’m exact about it. One morning, as I was preparing to join a media platform, I hit peak frustration. I
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A Delicate Dance
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I’m coming up on my first year working directly with a governance board again. As some of you will know, a board will have its own personality. You may have one that is right in the
A Cameo Appearance
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I am working on a presentation for an AALL caucus in the next month. It’s given me a reason to play around with Microsoft PowerPoint’s Cameo feature. It validated a concern that I have about virtual
All Hands on Deck
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Twitter remains a key social media tool for me. Its value has substantially diminished in the last 6 months, although some recent changes like view count have been enlightening, emphasizing that diminution if anything. I have
What is Your Baseline?
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I read a lot about management and leadership. Other than my family, the people I work with are among the most important people to me. It’s not that we’re all great friends. I think I’m a
Out of Reach
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Empathy is a foundational leadership skill. The ability to understand another’s feelings is integral to understanding how to work with them. It can help you understand what motivates them. Or when they are pushed to their
Whys and Wherefores of Content Sharing
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This blog is a multi-purpose outlet for me. It was fun to have to really stop and think about why that is. AALL asked me and Sarah Glassmeyer to do a coffee chat recently. The starting
It is All About Friction
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A password is such a simple thing. People do not need much help to make a password. The difficulty comes when you want them to make a strong password. It increases when you ask them to
Own Your Own Stuff
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I don’t write for money. Some of what I write, here or in publications, may eventually mean I can take a particular job or have a particular experience. This flexibility means that I sometimes say no
Speaking in Crisis
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As some of you may know, our family’s personal tragedy returned to the media recently. It was a stressful time for me as the family spokesperson. For reasons that I’ll get into below, it was vastly