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My Leadership Philosophy
Originally published on Jan 29, 2019 I’ve been guiding and advising future leaders for many years, as a mentor and overall advocate, and my advice hasn’t changed much in that time. My concept of good leadership is informed by being a woman in a male-dominated field, a person of color in a primarily white-dominated world,… Continue reading
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Laugenbrötchen
I’m always on the hunt for a good German bread recipe. If you’ve had the chance to visit Germany, you know there are many types of breads and what feels like 99 kinds of rolls. While I’ve tried to make Roggenbrötchen and Kurbiskern, the one I excel the most at is Laugenbrötchen or pretzel rolls.… Continue reading
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Thank you, WordPress
This week marks my last as the Executive Director of the WordPress project. My time with WordPress has transformed me, both as a leader and an advocate. There’s still more to do in our shared quest to secure a self-sustaining future of the open source project that we all love, and my belief in our… Continue reading
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A Little Friday Story
Gather ’round and let me tell you an amazing story about the time (yesterday) that I interrupted a murder (eagle/osprey/flying predator vs bunny). I was making dinner yesterday and my dog came into the kitchen. She looked insistent which is how she looks 80% of her waking hours. I decided to let her out into… Continue reading
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New Old Hobbies
I bought myself a new bicycle a few weeks back, right before a bit of back to back travel. I’m a returning rider who hasn’t spent any meaningful time on a bike since I was a child, and at first I was mostly worried about looking foolish. Side Note: Worries over looking foolish are in… Continue reading
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A Thriving WordPress Minute
Through the month of June, the WP Minute will donate 20% of its Thrive Tee from proceeds to the WordPress Foundation. Continue reading
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Microbes, Whales, and Everything in Between: A Vignette of Terror at 4x the Speed
A throwback flash talk from 2016! Let it remind you that you can do tough things, but: Continue reading
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I get a lot of WordPress swag over the course of the year. They are all charming reminders of specific events, but this year I got two that I especially loved. Continue reading
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Re-podcast: Finding the Good in Disagreement
Every once in a while, the WP Briefing episode about disagreements and decisions gets a big bump in listens. Right now it’s in the middle of one of those surges. I often go back to old reference materials because I need to remind myself the best ways of moving forward in a difficult moment. So,… Continue reading
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I stopped sharing things with my teams and it’s the best decision I ever made
At this point I assume we all have seen the episode of Silicon Valley where Gavin says “the bear is sticky with honey”. While I found that entire plot line (?) incredibly funny, it also made me think about the way that we as leaders sometimes offer information to the people we lead. When we… Continue reading