I have so many questions…

I love it when a book sticks with me. I just finished reading Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Winn-Williams. For those who haven’t heard of it, it’s a memoir written by a former senior staffer at Facebook. Given my interest in toxic Read more

By Beth Cocuzza, ago

Midyear Reflections

Can you believe it’s July? I can’t. At my last job, July marked the beginning of the planning year. Annual goals were set for July 1 – June 30. I was responsible for facilitating the goal setting process for the leadership time (and effectively, if done right, for the rest Read more

By Beth Cocuzza, ago

It was like family, until it wasn’t

In his book ​The Good Enough Job​, Simone Stolzoff shares a powerful lesson about defining your identity as more than what you do for work. There’s so much pressure to “love what you do, and you’ll never work a day in your life.” There’s a danger in giving work all Read more

By Beth Cocuzza, ago

Sometimes You Need a Good Laugh

One positive thing that has come through social media for me is a reminder of how good it feels to laugh. And not just in short bursts that come from reels or memes or whatnot, not just the chuckles from a RomCom or another funny movie, but real, from the Read more

By Beth Cocuzza, ago