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3 Rules of Hard Conversations

I've had a number of really awkward, strained, panic-inducing conversations in the 20ish years since that first one. I've had them with clients (like the time I had to fire one for being abusive to our team), I've had them with direct reports (like the time I had to confront someone who had accepted a job on my team, hoping it would land her an immediate job on someone else's), I've had them with bosses (like the guy who thought it was cute I wanted to be paid more), and really there are just so many.

Career GrowthWintry MixFebruary 3, 2021advice, career advancement, advertising

How to Listen for Progress

I’m never perfect. There’s always going to be a mix of good, bad and weird. There’s always going to be room to grow, but the only way to learn is to set aside our carefully honed I’m-flawless armor and listen to what others observe about us.

Career GrowthWintry MixJanuary 5, 2021advice, women helping women, career advancement

From Junior to Mid: Move Up, Make it Your Own

Moving from a junior-level to a mid-level position may seem crazy (also see: stressful, daunting, overwhelming) but it is important to remember career growth is different for everyone, and there are a lot of factors that play into moving up the ladder.

Career GrowthWintry MixNovember 19, 2020advice, career advancement

The First 3 Years: The Winding Road of My Early Career

No one travels the same exact road at the beginning of their careers. Even if you have a super detailed five-year plan—if 2020 has taught us anything—it will almost never go as planned. Reflecting on the beginnings of my career in 2017, here’s what my experience actually looked like, and what I’ve learned from it.

Career GrowthWintry MixNovember 11, 2020advice, career advancement

The Single Best Piece of Advice I’ve Ever Received

I will share the single best piece of advice I’ve ever received. The one that has gotten me through professional and personal valleys. One that isn’t always easy to take, but has never failed me. Are you ready? Now that I hyped it all up? With four paragraphs of lead-in just working through the mess in my own head? Thank you for coming on that journey with me by the way.

Career GrowthWintry MixNovember 4, 2020advice, creativity, mentorship, emotions

Quotes to get you through the sh*t. That’s it. That’s the headline.

It’s quarantine. We’ve been at this for months. And at this point, anything goes. Case in point: I’m wearing a tie-dyed crewneck sweatshirt and hand-shoveling day-old popcorn into my mouth as I write this blog, one day before it’s due. Whether you love working from home or you, like me, still haven’t found your groove, these quotes from some pretty rad women might help make these intolerable days just a titch more tolerable.

Self-Care & EmpowermentWintry MixOctober 14, 2020pandemic life, inspiration, emotions

A Remote Workers Perspective on this New WFH Life

This March marked the two-year anniversary of my remote career and, coincidentally, the beginning of the “new normal” for the entire world. As more people adapt to work from home life, it has been interesting to hear conversations surrounding remote work and everyone’s experiences with it. Especially when my work experience before doesn’t look a whole lot different than the after we’re all living.

Career GrowthWintry MixOctober 8, 2020work-life balance, pandemic life

We Need Our Villages, Now More Than Ever

The world has been pretty rough lately. How are you doing? Are you surviving? As a working mom in the middle of all this, I can confidently say that the only way I’m getting by is with the help from my village. They are the people that I count on and the ones who help me realize it’s ok to say, “I can’t fucking do this by myself.”

Self-Care & EmpowermentWintry MixOctober 1, 2020women helping women, mental health, emotions

Internship Fall Through? Here are Three Ways to Grow Your Portfolio

In these “unprecedented times,” many internships were canceled or condensed down. If yours was among the wreckage you may not have had the opportunity to grow your portfolio or body of work. Don’t worry, even with internships being sparse, it is possible to create a portfolio that can help you stand out in a competitive job market.

Career GrowthWintry MixSeptember 10, 2020career advancement, creativity, inspiration, advice

Difficult Conversations: Talking to Agency Leaders About Racism

2020. *deep breaths* Some say it’s shedding light on our broken systems. Others would argue it’s showing that our systems work exactly how they were built to: pushing violence on Black bodies and only giving adequate healthcare to the folks who can pay for it.

Better TogetherWintry MixAugust 11, 2020advice, inclusion, race

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