I have a short, cautionary tale brought to you by my early-career mistakes. Here’s what’s in it for you:
My blunder is your happy guide to modeling a culture where asking great questions empowers everyone and makes your work better.
Early in my career in the U.S. Senate, I got a call from another Senate office asking my boss to sign onto important legislation.
There was just one teeny tiny problem… I didn’t know what to do next.
Read MoreMy first job after college was at a PR agency.
I was working with – and I’m not sure how else to phrase this – men’s men. Think: veterans starting their own government contracting businesses, construction CEOs, cybersecurity leaders and more. There was plenty of little lady-ing.
But there were also many, many lessons that I’m still using in my career today, 15 years later. I’m including one of my favorites, and some additional best practices, below.
Read MoreYou know those days where you just want someone to tell you where we're going to dinner?
Sometimes, I get really tired of making decisions – partly because as busy leaders, we make decisions at work all day, every day.
We ask questions such as:
Should we complete this grant application?
Which events should we go to?
Is that conference worth it?
And sometimes, your teammates don’t agree on the answer.
That’s why at Forthright, we use – you guessed it – a data-backed approach to make these decisions.
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