When Lauren Bacon received a question from a reader who wanted to know whether she should pursue her dreams now or build up a financial cushion, she turned to consultant Elizabeth Crook for advice. This video captures their insightful discussion. By Lauren Bacon (Author, The Boss of You) One of the great gifts that comes [...]
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Fitter, Happier, More Productive: How Tech Can Help Us Be & Do Better
May 2, 2013 – 9:00 am
Author Lauren Bacon shares her recent talk on how tech can make us not only more productive, but even better, happier people. By Lauren Bacon (Author, The Boss of You) Last night, I had the pleasure of speaking to the Vancouver User Experience group (AKA VanUE). The theme was “Inspiration,” so I decided to focus [...]
Diversity Messes with Your Culture… and That’s a Good Thing
April 11, 2013 – 7:00 am
The key distinction here is between culture and values. You don’t need people to fit your culture – but you do need them to reflect your values. By Lauren Bacon (Author, The Boss of You) One of the real challenges of diversifying your team is that – at the risk of stating the obvious – [...]
When Going With the Flow Stops Working
March 31, 2013 – 3:00 pm
Something shifted in me – something had to shift – in order for me to step into the boss role. To be not just the boss of me, but someone else’s boss. By Lauren Bacon (Author, The Boss of You) I discovered coding by accident. I was in university and I started doing it in [...]
Women in Tech and Empathy Work
March 25, 2013 – 8:00 am
Does your company undervalue empathy work? By Lauren Bacon (Author, The Boss of You) I‘ve written before about the ongoing puzzle of improving the ratio of women to men in the tech sector. It’s an issue with many angles. There’s an acknowledged “pipeline problem” – a lack of women graduating from university with technical degrees [...]
Make Peace With Power: Your Team Will Be Happier
March 12, 2013 – 11:00 am
Feeling powerful is linked with happiness and intrinsic motivation, which means leaders need to be comfortable enough wielding theirs to allow their teams some autonomy. By Janet Choi (Chief Creative Officer, iDoneThis) People who feel powerful are happier, according to a recent study published in Psychological Science. Researchers found that authenticity is what connects power and [...]
Scaling Up: 4 Things Your Growing Business Needs From You
December 20, 2012 – 11:00 am
You can’t create a solid people plan until you’ve made your peace with your fears around leadership and delegation. By Lauren Bacon (Author, The Boss of You) You have built a successful something. (A business, project, campaign, whatever.) You have sacrificed – are sacrificing – sleep, fresh air, your social life, to make it happen. [...]
Designing For Passion
September 12, 2012 – 6:00 am
Some have argued that successful apps cater to at least one of the seven deadly sins By Lauren Bacon (Author, The Boss of You) In recent years, I’ve been asking the people and organizations I work with a critical question: What are people going to love about your product1? I chose the word “love” carefully. [...]
Supporting Women In Tech: This Is How You Do It.
August 10, 2012 – 6:00 am
When you’re assessing a space (virtual or otherwise) that you’re interested in being part of, one of the things you look for is evidence of other women’s presence. That’s not the only thing you look for but it matters. By Lauren Bacon (Author, The Boss of You) I‘ve worked in tech for fifteen years. In [...]
