by Margot Carmichael Lester | Jun 2, 2020 | 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 Carmichael Lester | Jun 4, 2019 | 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 Carmichael Lester | Apr 2, 2019 | 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 Carmichael Lester | May 29, 2018 | Writing/How to Write
Words have always mattered, of course, but right now the idea is having a moment, complete with its own hashtag. In the wake of allegations of workplace harassment by celebrities (most recently Jeffrey Tambor), words spoken to and about women are in the spotlight....
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Apr 23, 2018 | 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...
