My thoughts on what it means to do good work, using three simple questions to ask yourself each day “Good work, done well, for the right reasons”. I heard that phrase in an audiobook by Jerry Colonna in 2019 and it has stuck with me. I think it resonates because…

I’ve spent much of 2020 thinking deeply about the role I wanted to play in both my personal and professional life. Initially, the question began: “what skills do I need to acquire this year to get me where I need to be”. I’ve come to understand this question to be…

I am in a tightrope challenge of a lifetime between the journey of self-improvement and the feeling of not being “enough”. For anyone else who is recovering from the socialisation of being “pretty perfect” you know what I mean. That constant angst of improving yourself to be seen as “good…

This has been a weird week. It’s reminded me that we are not infallible and the narrative of being “strong” is harmful. To illustrate my point, let’s take a stab back to last Sunday morning. Neck Pain Last Sunday morning began like many others. Wake up, think of the chores that need…

My work is centred around diversity and inclusion in tech. Part of that journey that I wrote about recently included collecting stories from the people I’ve learned from along the way. Another part of the journey has been from reading about the many dimensions of diversity and inclusion, including psychological…

One of my many joys is collecting stories. I don’t mean books or articles (although I love a good book). I love collecting stories from others and their experiences navigating this world. In my work running a non-profit for people from underserved communities in tech, I ran a series of…

One of my favourite things to do is to facilitate workshops. At the beginning of each workshop, I always include some variation of the following I’m humbled that you’ve decided to spend your Saturday morning here with me. I know there are many places you could have been today, so…

There seems to be a lot written about the importance of “just doing it” in entrepreneurship. We celebrate action over inaction and risk-taking over security in a lot of respects. While that makes a lot of sense, I’m curious about what support is really available to help think about starting…

You may be giving them the wrong impression — I’ve taken some time away from writing tips and tricks for small businesses to think about why it felt important to share them in the first place. …