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Why I Quit Coding: The Pain and Pleasure of Focus

Why I Quit Coding: The Pain and Pleasure of Focus

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...
How Great Leaders Inspire Engagement and Solve Problems Faster

How Great Leaders Inspire Engagement and Solve Problems Faster

by Lauren | 24 Jul 2013 | Accidental Bosses & Leadership, Business, Curiosity

Like most people in the tech sector, I’ve worked for my share of young, inexperienced bosses – young turks who’d gotten ahead by being brilliant at one aspect or another of their business, but who hadn’t managed a team of people before. After a few...
Moving Into Purpose: When Going With the Flow Stops Working

Moving Into Purpose: When Going With the Flow Stops Working

by Lauren | 6 Mar 2013 | Accidental Bosses & Leadership, Business, Self-awareness

Yesterday, I spoke at Ubizo, a conference for small business owners workshopping business challenges with peers and mentors. This is the written version of the talk I gave, which is a little different than the version I actually gave. I was asked to speak about a...

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