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2020–02–10 Beacon NY | According to the groundhog, Puxatawny Phil, winter will be short. I hope so.

Quote of the Week

Enough Leaning In. Let’s Tell Men to Lean Out. | Ruth Whippman punches lean-in psychobabble in the mouth:

Research shows that rather than women being underconfident, men tend to be overconfident in relation to their actual abilities. Women generally aren’t failing to speak up; the problem is that men are refusing to pipe down.

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Until female norms and standards are seen as every bit as valuable and aspirational as those of men, we will never achieve equality.

7 Corporatisms I never want to hear again | Pete Ross is hilarious and points out the emperor has no clothes. Even the caption on the photo is killer:

Fucking hell Karen, did you actually just say the word “disruption” again? God, I need to get out of this place.

Mission, vision or values

For God’s sake, no one in your company believes or buys into any of this…