Will people have to draw the onion instead of an owl Jeff Lawson ? Would love to see people’s best satire as their new hire projects to earn a hoodie. I already gave my $1 …

I just published The Importance of The Hard link.medium.com/D4yc5Xs0hJb

Dear managers: Raising productivity is not about monitoring people. It's about motivating them. 94 studies: Surveillance fails to improve performance—and increases stress, distrust, and dissatisfaction. Tracking people is not a substitute for respecting and valuing them.

“Being an investor sent me back to being an operator” by Colleen Wheeler McCreary medium.com/@colleenwheele…

We're so excited to welcome Colleen McCreary (Colleen McCreary) to the Confluent team! Colleen is joining as our Chief People Officer where she will lead our people and places team. Check out her blog to learn more about her journey to Confluent -> cnfl.io/3TBK9ti

There’s the “HR won’t let me” and then “Legal won’t let me” and then my most favorite weapon of choice “You know we’ll have to discuss that with the Audit Committee” - yeah, I know, please go discuss the restriction you want to implement that has no data or rationale.

When your son is willing to accept an offer of advice it feels like a level up in the parenting game.

I am a total Acquired Podcast fangirl but I always chuckle when people mention Bill Gates speaking at Harvard when Mark Zuckerberg was a student. Ironically held on to the ticket.

Is it too soon to bring back this meme? #F1 #QatarGP

Powerful insights from Colleen McCreary, kelli dragovich, and Nolan Church on transforming HR-Finance dynamics from scrutiny into partnership. Nolan: "If they are having to ask you these questions, you need to do a better job of answering them before they get to you." Kelli:

It’s hard to have returns as good as Micky Malka and still be as widely loved Micky 🐸, Nick Shalek and their partners have built an exceptional firm in Ribbit Their pstructure, strategy, ethos, and focus are all unique—and we explore each We need more people like Micky

HR leaders are being forced to ‘do more with less’ and it’s leading to widespread burnout fortune.com/2024/12/12/chr…

Having a parent die is already a horrible life experience but the corresponding ongoing papercuts of the probate process, transactions and then made so much worse by the US banking system. My frustration with Chase Support is at an all time high.

Still crazy to me how there are professional women in senior positions who think that “well I didn’t get great XYZ” means everyone else should suffer … what’s the harm in advocating to make it better when you’re sitting in the seat?

'Fast Company' asked 15 chief people officers and HR leaders to share their predictions for how workplaces might evolve next year and which trends are likely to shape the way we work. f-st.co/OsUVNhS

Just announced at #Current25: Tableflow is now generally available, bringing real-time analytics, AI, and modern data apps to life with real time business context in just a few clicks. What’s new? 🌟 GA support for Apache Iceberg™ 🌟 New early access for Delta Lake, powered by