by Margot Lester | Best Practice, What-Not
We, white business owners and colleagues, need to do better. Even if we've been working toward an anti-racist world this whole time, we need to work harder now. "Racism isn’t just Black people’s problem; it’s everyone’s problem because it erodes the fabric of...
by Margot Lester | What-Not
A lot of businesses leverage Pride Month to slap rainbows on their stuff and ride the feel-good wave. That's the corporate equivalent of slacktivism if you ask me. Yeah, I like a rainbow image as much as the next CEO (like the short vid I shot in the Castro BART...
by Margot Lester | E'ship
Each month, I take some time off for CEO activism and advocacy. Activities have included representing at a judicial redistricting hearing, attending a gun reform rally, delivering workshops on advocacy writing, and lobbying. Last month, I went to the N.C. Legislature...
by Margot Lester | Writing/How to Write
Updated December 2023 Check this out: Y'all know I'm a word choice geek, so is it any surprise I have some thoughts on this? No. No, it is not. How word choice skews performance reviews So? The words we use in employee evaluations and performance reviews can have a...
by Margot Lester | Content & Content Operations
Updated May 2023. I write and talk about feedback a lot because I think most of us get it wrong. We don't ask for the feedback we really need. (When I rule the world, I will decree an end to "let me know what you think" requests for review). We don't give feedback...
