Sarah Wong
@sarahwong
Sarah Wong
Still, when someone asks me about my ambition, the word gets stuck in my throat because the definition of ambition has, for so long, been limited to work.
If we continue to measure our lives by standards of self-determination, self-actualization, self-reliance, self-betterment, self-caregiving just to get wiser, happier, and healthier seems like a strange path.
But if we change our orientation to one of interdependence, seeing humans as a web of twisted roots, a vision of interdependence allows for us
... See moreFeeding this crisis is the fact that we are spending more time alone than ever before, and as a result, care, whether giving or receiving, has become a less organic part of our lives. For much of history, it was difficult for humans to go it alone. Goods and services were more expensive in relative terms, and running a household was extremely labor
... See moreWhen someone's daily struggle with instability is met with lectures about macroeconomic indicators, it doesn't change their reality, it only deepens their alienation from institutional expertise.
The rhetorician Kenneth Burke liked to remind his readers every way of seeing is also a way of not seeing, that our frameworks and analytical lenses can obscure certain details even as they highlight others
But people don't experience the economy through employment numbers or percentage point shifts in GDP. And when they are asked by pollsters about the state of the economy, they aren't reflecting on government statistics; they aren't even necessarily thinking about the present. Instead, what they’re doing is more like taking an inventory of economic ... See more
When people ask you for decisions, use the opportunity to remind them that they are the expert and ask what context they need from you to make their recommendation.
Create a self-reliant team by empowering your teammates as experts in their disciplines, encouraging them to think like PMs and keep initiatives moving when you’re not in the room.
One of the most important habits of highly effective PMs is creating an aura of ‘I got this,’ and the best way to build that aura is to never drop the ball.
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