Plucky

05/27/2025

Oh hey there! Happy Tuesday! How are we?

In today’s , I’m talking about:
- Managing Up to a boss who is conflict-avoidant
- a couple of strategies for this dynamic (which is… tough. I’m sorry if this is your situation!)
- “It would be helpful if you could…”
- “I would really appreciate your support with…”
- the Lost Mail Project
- how my husband and I are pulling off a sting with USPS
- visiting the African American history museum tomorrow with a class of 4th graders
- carpe diem when it comes to these kinds of institutions… it’s hard to predict what’s at risk of closing these days

06/12/2024

Friends! Last week was very exciting, I was published in Harvard Business Review! If you either attend or lead one-on-ones, I highly suggest you give this a read!

Despite all that one-on-one meetings can offer, they can be challenging to navigate, whether you’re new to management or have spent several years in a leadership role. Here some signs that your one-on-ones have gone stale, are unproductive, or are falling short of their potential: you don’t want...

06/29/2020

Well. Our virtual cohorts of So Now You're a Manager have proven that they can do PRETTY GOOD TEAM REPRESENTATIONS with play doh, too.

Our 14th SNYAM cohort will happen in August - from the comfort of your own home! We provide the play doh, you provide the gumption.

Tix here: https://buff.ly/2l3iYun

06/01/2020

"What can one little person do?" is a song they sing at my son's Elementary School. This morning I am leveraging this message because I am one little person but I am also the leader of a company.

Plucky believes that . We mourn the long-standing violence against the Black community. We are committed to making business choices to support efforts for Racial Justice and we are in this for the long haul.

05/25/2020

Some serious Career Path feels coming out in coaching lately. Although we send these postcards to the clients themselves (so they REMEMBER how GENIUS they are), I am always a little tempted to hang them on my fridge instead. ;)

05/20/2020

"Dear Plucky: I’ve been waiting for a promotion for a long time and keep getting passed up, but my manager says I’m doing great. Should I just ask directly for the promotion? Is this seen as too self-centered?"

Old Blog Post, still true ideas. Enjoy.

https://buff.ly/2XgR3Ga

05/19/2020

Getting ready for week 2! Signs up, kids organized, coffee made. See you soon, cohort 12!

05/18/2020

Do you wonder if you're alone in your struggles at work? You're in very good company; here are some smart, vulnerable thoughts by Plucky clients. 🔥

05/11/2020

A message for working moms on Mother’s Day 2020. For the ladies holding it together at home and work (and beyond) during a worldwide pandemic, I see you.

04/30/2020

Every December, we publish My Plucky Path, a free career planning guide for the upcoming year. We did that 4 months ago... and then 2020 fell apart.

Enter: My Steady Path, career planning for Covid times.

For the most part, the past 6 weeks have been a time of reaction rather than strategy and this is normal. But you may start feeling the buds of planning – and if that’s true, we made a new planning guide.

Grab one for $0 here: shop.beplucky.com

04/20/2020

You're really smart. You know yourself and your situation better than anyone.

A good coach helps you see and remember that.

04/16/2020

Even the brightest and most creative leaders cannot fix Covid right now. This is true and this is also hard to swallow. So what do we do?

I think we find ways to help... and then we practice patience. And healthy distractions. And connecting, resting and grieving. If you don't practice this s**t today, you're going to be burned the hell out when/if a recession does hit. Do not bang yourself into immoveable walls, I beg of you!

I talked about this, particularly how leaders can focus on the things they *do* have control over, on the 100th episode of Jason's podcast, last week. Have a listen!

https://buff.ly/2V9zFmV