When my good friend Anya Smith told me about what happened to her while working at Meta (formerly known as Facebook), it stopped me in my tracks. What’s so powerful about this story is how universal it is. I first connected with Anya through a wonderful organization called Changing Work, a fantastic group dedicated to … Read More!

A huge and important topic of debate and concern lately has been related to President Joe Biden’s leadership – specifically, around his bid for reelection in 2024. It’s generally agreed, even by people who support President Biden, that his performance in the June 27th, 2024 debate was lackluster and poor. This bad performance, combined with … Read More!

I’m so proud of my little sister Emily McVey for standing up to dysfunction in the workplace and getting her boss fired! Emily’s boss, the Director, was a literal tyrant. She would yell at people for no reason, undo people’s good work, and randomly disappear from the work floor. This erratic and childish behavior was … Read More!

Empathy, In My Own Words Along the lines of thought leadership, I’d like to share my take on empathy – in my own words and writing this from the heart. You can’t force empathy. You need to allow it to surface naturally. In moments where I didn’t necessarily feel empathy for someone, I sometimes started … Read More!

The CTO Who Had No Empathy I once spoke with a colleague about his experience working with a jerk CTO (Chief Technology Officer). This jerk CTO was not emotionally intelligent and had no empathy. A bad boss who lacks empathy can ruin a company and people’s lives. This colleague worked at the same company of … Read More!