Success
AUGUST 3, 2024
When I ended my call with Stephanie Harrison , author of New Happy —a book that illustrates how, through generations of beliefs handed down to us, we’ve internalized false ideologies about happiness— she asked me a question no one I’ve interviewed has ever asked: “How can I support you in your life?” While it felt so good to be asked that, it also felt surprisingly shocking.
Workplace Insight
AUGUST 3, 2024
The ‘Stepford Employee’ is a growing phenomenon in the workplace, where staff become overly agreeable, seldom ask questions, and rarely push boundaries, hindering both their personal growth and their organisation’s success. The term ‘Stepford Employee’ originates from the popular feminist horror novel, “ The Stepford Wives ”, which highlighted the dangers of subservience and docility for women.
Success
AUGUST 3, 2024
I was at the round kitchen table in my grandmother’s condo in Pittsburgh where she still lives at 90-something years old, and she was writing me another check. This one to replace the rent check that had been stolen from my mailbox and somehow cashed. “I want you to talk to your manager and ask him for more responsibility. Tell him that you are there to grow and ask what steps you need to take.
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