The traditional metaphor for careers is a ladder, but I no longer think that metaphor holds. It just doesn’t make sense in a less hierarchical world... Build your skills, not your resume. Evaluate what you can do, not the title they’re going to give you. Do real work. Take a sales quota, a line role, an ops job. Don’t plan too much, and don’t expect a direct climb. If I had mapped out my career when I was sitting where you are, I would have missed my career.

Grief affects job performance, so giving workers time off to grieve can lead to stronger outcomes at work.

I'd like to see where boys and girls end up if they get equal encouragement I think we might have some differences in how leadership is done

Most people assume that women are responsible for households and child care. Most couples operate that way - not all. That fundamental assumption holds women back.

When you're more valuable, the people around you will do more to make it work.

When people are really suffering, and we know they're suffering, that question can be a very difficult one. Inadvertently, I think without anyone meaning it, it communicates a lack of empathy.

If I didn't write in my journal every couple of days, I felt like I was going to burst. Later I learned the research about how important journaling can be to recovering from trauma and grief. That was definitely true for me.