by Lauren | 15 Sep 2016 | Accidental Bosses & Leadership, Business, Curiosity
A lot of people will tell you that business partnerships are like marriages. They’re right, in many regards: they’re a long-term commitment; the best ones are built on a foundation of deep trust, openness and respect; and you end up spending an immense...
by Lauren | 28 Oct 2014 | Accidental Bosses & Leadership, Comparison, Curiosity, Self-awareness
In the fall of 2013, I had a conversation with Tanya Geisler that turned into a year-long collaboration. Both of us are leadership coaches; both of us have worked extensively on impostor syndrome; and both of us want passionately to see a world where people’s...
by Lauren | 28 Sep 2014 | Accidental Bosses & Leadership, Comparison, Curiosity, Self-awareness
This week, I told a story I’ve always felt embarrassed to share: it’s about all the ways I allowed my dislike for a former boss colour my own leadership choices. I saw him as self-aggrandizing and arrogant, and for years I bent over backward to share...
by Lauren | 17 Jul 2014 | Accidental Bosses & Leadership, Business, Curiosity
In our clearest moments, entrepreneurs know we don’t do it for the money. Money’s a part of it, sure. But money isn’t the main fuel for our fire. We don’t start businesses to win accolades or to see our names accessorized...
by Lauren | 8 Jun 2014 | Accidental Bosses & Leadership, Curiosity, Self-awareness
Peter Drucker, the Austrian-American expert on management who was one of the more influential “thought leaders” in 20th century business circles – and who Bloomberg Businessweek Magazine called “the guru’s guru” – once dismissed such...
by Lauren | 30 Apr 2014 | Accidental Bosses & Leadership, Business, Self-awareness
Last month, I sat in a dark auditorium in Austin, watching Edward Snowden in conversation with the ACLU’s Ben Wizner and Christopher Soghoian, and getting pretty wound up about the implications of blanket state surveillance of the internet. And I thought to...
