Writing
Essays to help you notice the forces shaping your choices, your work and the way you live.
Motherhood
September 2026
The qualities I spent decades looking for in leaders are the ones I most want my daughters to carry into the world.
Life
August 2026
The sandwich generation asks women to be endlessly available. Care can be deep without becoming disappearance.
Becoming
July 2026
Vanity is too simple a word for the complicated work of recognizing yourself as you change.
Work
May 2026
Every career has two waterlines. The one at the top decides who gets in. The one at the bottom decides who stays.
April 2026
As polished output becomes easier to produce, initiative, judgment and responsibility become more revealing.
March 2026
The Korean practice of reading unspoken dynamics has been my most reliable lens for 27 years.
February 2026
The most honest document in any company is the layoff list. Read it carefully and you learn what your culture actually rewards.
January 2026
Careers are decided in three rooms. Most leaders only ever sit in one of them.