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I recommend her free email course as a starting point: www.nobodycaresaboutethics.com/awkward-ai-conversations

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I have got to start bringing a +1 to these events so I have someone to talk with.

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Tonight, we're announcing the grant winners, with each organization getting $52,500!

"The Greatest Song I Ever Heard" by OK Go came on Spotify shuffle, and it has the line repeated,

"We solved all our problems with bigger problems, with bigger problems..."

And boy, isn't that just how life goes sometimes?

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Radical candor only works when paired with radical vulnerability.

I joined Appfire's "Beyond the Flame" to talk about why product leadership breaks down when alignment disappears—and what actually fixes it.

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Most leaders are one crisis away from collapse. Not because they're bad leaders - because they haven't built grief-resilient systems.

You're not choosing between being human and being a leader. You're choosing to be a leader who plans for your humanity.

#leadership

What would happen to your team if you could only operate at 60% cognitive capacity for six months?

Most product leaders are one personal crisis away from their teams falling apart.

Build systems that work when you're not superhuman.

#leadership #productmanagement

Leaders who admit vulnerability BUT follow with decisive action actually INCREASE trust and competence ratings.

The formula: "I'm struggling with this loss. Here's what I'm delegating and to whom."

Vulnerability + Strategy = Respect.

#leadership #management

Transparent #leadership during crisis: 2 weeks team recovery "Push through" leadership: 6 weeks of confusion

The difference? 4 weeks of lost productivity.

Vulnerability isn't weakness. It's accelerated recovery.

#management #workculture

Grief compromises the prefrontal cortex - "the CEO of the brain" - while leaving basic functions intact.

You can still run meetings but make poor strategic decisions. It's not a character flaw. It's neuroscience.

Plan accordingly.

#leadership #grief

Leaders who admit vulnerability but follow with decisive action actually INCREASE team trust and performance ratings.

Your team doesn't need you invulnerable. They need you thoughtful, prepared, and honest about your limits.

#leadership #management

Grief doesn't follow sprint schedules. Your team member who lost their parent won't "bounce back" by the next retrospective. 

Cognitive impacts of #loss last 6-12 months. 

Stop asking "when will they be 100%?" Start planning for the long game. #leadership #grief

"Let me know if you need anything" puts the burden on grieving team members whose brains can't handle decisions. 

Instead: "I'm covering your client demo this week." 

Take action, don't ask overwhelmed people to figure out what they need. #leadership #grief #worklife

The hidden cost of supporting grieving team members: managers absorb emotional pain while carrying performance pressure.

Signs you need help: dreading interactions, feeling responsible for "fixing" their grief, taking updates home. #leadership #burnout

Most #leaders panic when team members face loss. The C.A.R.E. Model removes guesswork: 

Communicate within 2-4 hours. Accommodate with quick coverage decisions. Recognize it affects everyone. Emotionally support with structured check-ins. 

24% of workers face #grief annually.