coaching for clarity and courage
So, I’m at TED. Well, almost. I’m at the pre-conference for TED fellows. The big events start on Monday. Being in the presence of the TED fellows every year is an exercise in humility. I mean, I love what I […]
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Things will be light around here for the next month. I am off to TED (TED), the Hero Round Table (state of the art information on being brave) in San Francisco, and SwitchPoint in North Carolina (the coolest international development […]
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The first reason: I am sending out my next set of postcards for my postcard project this week. If you’d like to receive one, email me – alanna@needsbrave.com – with your address and I’ll put you on the list. The […]
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Well, one other place. I’ve got an article in The Telegraph on infectious diseases today.
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In six not so easy steps: Accept that it’s not going to be pleasant. Lots of things are difficult and unpleasant. Influenza. Traffic court. Surgery. Unlike influenza, a difficult conversation is never fatal. You are strong enough to survive 20-30 […]
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A recent piece I wrote for UN Dispatch, on where our next pandemic may come from. (Spoiler: animals!) Exactly ten years ago, here’s what we were thinking about emerging infectious diseases. What is striking about this article is that it […]
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Sometimes – more often than I want – I have to disappoint my career consulting clients. I hate it. But I am coming around slowly to the idea that my job is to tell people the truth so they can […]
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It’s Valentine’s Day. What else was I going to post? Questions to get you thinking about love: What does love feel like to you? Is it difficult to love someone? Is loving yourself a concept that makes sense to you? […]
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It’s my dad’s birthday next week – February 11.He’s been gone for five and a half years now, but I still miss him. I still miss my dad, and I don’t want to forget him. My dad was a […]
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This lengthy discussion of cover letter salutation at Ask A Manager will convince you not to sweat the small stuff in cover letters – no one agrees anyway. (There are people who think that starting a letter “Dear (recipient)” is […]
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So, I’m at TED. Well, almost. I’m at the pre-conference for TED fellows. The big events start on Monday. Being in the presence of the TED fellows every year is an exercise in humility. I mean, I love what I […]
Things will be light around here for the next month. I am off to TED (TED), the Hero Round Table (state of the art information on being brave) in San Francisco, and SwitchPoint in North Carolina (the coolest international development […]
The first reason: I am sending out my next set of postcards for my postcard project this week. If you’d like to receive one, email me – alanna@needsbrave.com – with your address and I’ll put you on the list. The […]