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  • Feb 27, 2019
  • 5 min

Making Work Meaningful

10 years ago I was walking on a remote beach in South Africa with my boyfriend at the time. A woman and her dog walked past us. The dog, an English bulldog, was wearing a harness attached to a big tire. The dog was happily plodding along dragging this tire through the sand. Perplexed, we stopped the woman and asked why her dog was dragging a tire. She laughed and said that two years ago something was wrong with her dog. He wouldn’t eat and moped around the house all day. Worr

  • Sep 26, 2018
  • 4 min

But You Say He's Just A Friend

Here’s the story: you’re out on a Thursday night with close friends that you work with. You’re having your beverage of choice and having a great time. You guys talk about work, you talk about the ski trip you’re all planning on going on together, and perhaps you talk about who is dating who at the company. Your start-up is all consuming, but at the end of the day, you feel lucky that you’re working with a bunch of people who have all become close friends. Friday morning co

  • Aug 30, 2018
  • 4 min

The Trifecta of Motivation: Affiliation, Power, and Achievement

When I’m interviewing job candidates, one of my favorite questions to ask is: “What do you love about your current job? What gets you jazzed up about going into work every day?” I find it to be a great window into a person’s psyche. I get to learn what drives this person and how this person derives meaning in his day-to-day work. And, the answers run the gamut. Some folks love the people they work with and immediately start gushing about their teams. Others love the challeng