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Hillary Clinton Goes Beastmode on the Press

Over the last several weeks, I’ve learned that the press is annoyed with Secretary Clinton for not holding a press conference. It’s (no surprise) being held up as a failing of the presidential candidate. It’s true I am a happy and enthusiastic Clinton supporter, but nonetheless, I have seen the candidate frequently on national, Read More

Category: Football, Leadership, Politics, Social Media, Women

Update to “When the Mask Comes Off”

I find it hard to believe I wrote the post “The Mask Comes Off: Corporate Implications When Your Senior Recruiter is a Bigot” over a month ago. There are a few relevant developments since then. About the Corporate Implications of Having a Bigot as a Recruiter In discussing the corporate implications of having a bigot, Read More

Category: Career, Leadership, Politics, Social Justice, Social Media, Women

The Mask Comes Off: Corporate Implications When Your Senior Recruiter is a Bigot

The Mask Comes Off On the evening of July 7, I was on Twitter following reports and discussion of the shooting in Dallas. One of my twitter friends responded “Jesus” to a post from someone else. My twitter friend is a black man who frequently engages on questions relating to race and social justice;, Read More

Category: Career, Leadership, Politics, Social Justice, Social Media, Women

My Response to Kevin Drum Saying “Grow Up” over Sir Tim Hunt

Kevin Drum of Mother Jones wrote an opinion piece on the reaction to Sir Tim Hunt’s comments about women scientists, “Are We Really In Control of Our Own Outrage? The Case of Social Media and Tim Hunt.” In it, he wishes we would evolve beyond our current social media mob response to issues like, Read More

Category: Leadership, Politics, Social Justice, Social Media, Women

Controlling My Outrage; the Case of Sir Tim Hunt

To a point, I share the view expressed recently by Kevin Drum writing for Mother Jones in his article “Are We Really In Control of Our Own Outrage? The Case of Social Media and Tim Hunt” that we as a society in the social media age need to evolve a more moderate, thoughtful, nuanced response, Read More

Category: Leadership, Politics, Social Justice, Social Media, Women