My friend and former manager Brian Weinberger while I was at Segment is my guest contributor to today’s blog post. This story is special to me for so many reasons. And today of all days it’s perfect mojo for all you hustlers closing out your month, or your fiscal today! Good luck to everyone! First, …
Last week I was sitting in a sales huddle where we were reviewing our Q4 marching orders. “This is the quarter to create and close”. “This is the quarter where magic happens!” I have personally never been through a Q4 at my current company. My first day at Yext was March 1. Also known as …
I had planned for a full day off from work today. My son hadn’t been feeling well and I wanted to be on-call with him without interruption. I worked overtime last weekend into this week, in order to make sure I would be all caught up and O.K. to take the day off. I must …
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In Armenian Christian tradition, matagh is a lamb or a rooster slated for sacrifice to God. While extreme! And brutal! This offering is in fact rooted in deep tradition. As Araxie Cass says in her post on matagh, “this practice of sacrifice, called matagh, has existed for so long that it was a ritual in …
Got your attention, right? Yep. Got mine too when I read this LinkedIn post from a tech CEO yesterday: “PSA to Sales: Layoffs are coming. 😢 … Love me, hate me, doesn’t matter. This is the cold hard truth…” At the time I was masterfully multi-tasking with my children making breakfast for our family. It …
Sales kick off is in high gear right now, in almost every b2b tech company on the planet! A lot of us are leaving behind our daily grind, our normal routines, our homes, and our children to travel to a large conference room in the middle of a fancy venue, for an annual sales reboot …
The holidays always feel a little stressful for me. Never enough time to do your job while managing the day-to-day family life while finding time to decorate, shop, wrap, bake, entertain, and enjoy the ‘magic’. As it turns out this year, we had the shortest possible holiday shopping season, in years! If you run the …
The Morning After: Also known as an unpleasant aftermath of imprudent behavior. I have more of those than anyone would EVER care to admit. Four each year, in fact. Precisely… four. Which perfectly coincides with the end of every quarter, at work. It’s the morning after. And the quarter is over now. You are now …
There is so much debate lately about the “I’m sorry”. “It’s time for women to stop apologizing.” “Stop apologizing, start thanking.” “Sorry. I’m not sorry.” I agree, we don’t want to use the term carelessly. But are we forgetting that saying “I’m sorry” can actually help in some cases? Saying you are sorry, is called …
Finding a fulfilling career path gets pretty complicated at times. Just when you think you have it all figured out, chances are you will find it’s time to adjust again. Here are my top tips for balancing all of your needs and finding a stimulating career that works for you – no matter where you …
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