The Boss of You

As a follow up to Should I hire someone Part 1, I’d like to share with you a bit of wisdom that seemed to escape my own mental grasp when we looked at hiring someone the first time. I’ll admit I was overworked and way past overtired at the time, so it’s not too surprising […]

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One of the questions we were asked after our SXSW Panel was one that rang so true and strong for me that I couldn’t help stepping outside my role as moderator to give it a quick answer. The question, if I may paraphrase was along the lines of:
I think I might be ready to hire […]

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Still no podcast (sigh), but lovely Flickr-ers have posted photos! I love this one, which Alex describes thusly: “It looks like Jenny is receiving a gift from God and Lauren’s totally feeling it.” (Alex, btw, looks gorgeous in this other one.)

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Fellow (sister?) Seal Press author Michelle Goodman is coming to Vancouver next month for two book readings. I would urge any of you who are thinking of leaving the cubicle behind to attend. The Anti 9-to-5 Guide is a fantastic resource for women who want to create a work life that reflects their priorities, rather […]

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Thank you so much to everyone who turned out to our panel yesterday; we were delighted by the turnout and the response! It seemed our fears of not being techie enough were unfounded, and we had a very lively discussion both amongst ourselves in the first segment, and with audience members when we took questions […]

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So, I’ve been meaning to write this post for more than a week now, but in all of our pre-SXSW insanity, there hasn’t been time. No wonder, what with hiring a new staffperson *yay! more on that later), and all the furniture-ordering, computer-setup, software-installing, and so on that goes along with that — not to […]

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