Lately, we are nerding out over finding similarities and adjacent learning opportunities with existing frameworks, models, thought leadership, and more. Currently on our minds is the Dancing with Systems model from Donella Meadows, one of my very favorite systems thinkers.

Would love to know what you think of this article, and our take on her model as meshed with our Leaving Well framework!

Some of our favorite podcast episodes to share:

• We recently hired the Satiated Artists team to help us with the interview process for new team members, and you can hear Laura's brilliance, the founder of Satiated Artists, in this podcast episode.
• In every RFP we respond to, we encourage the discontinuation of the word stakeholder. We're not sure what the long-term reach is of asking for that shift, and in some instances it may cost us the engagement opportunity, but it's one we feel strongly about. Listen to our episode on why it matters, here.
• I recently shared on LinkedIn how impressed I am with Minda Harts' new book, Talk To Me Nice. Listen to our conversation about trust in the workplace here.

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--> J. Kelly Hoey — the woman, the myth, the networking legend — is releasing a portion of her new book, The Social Billionaire, for FREE. How rad is that?

Here’s how she framed it: “After 4+ years of research, writing, rewriting, back & forth editing with my literary agent, and testing this content with women across industries (+ geographies), I knew I had something powerful. Publishers acknowledged the need for the content…but when there were no immediate bites to publish, I decided to step off the “pick me publisher” merry-go-round and to do something contrarian – I’ve decided to give it away.

Just as I want women to network differently, I want to share my thought leadership differently. Why hold back information that could help women succeed by trying to fit into the traditional publishing model? In short, I decided to trust my gut and turn a ‘what now?” moment of rejection into a “why not!” go my own way turning point.”

Get Chapter 2 (which she describes as a treasure hunt full of juicy takeaways!) here.

In closing, I wanted to thank everyone who took time to share our recent team expansion opportunity with your networks, and a special thanks to everyone who submitted their interest and thoughtful responses. We had a wildly robust response (with the MOST fabulous list of hype songs contributed!), and we are excited to be interviewing our final candidates later this month. As we continue to grow our team and our impact, it is important that we find folks who can support our client needs while also challenging our internal systems and "this is how we do things." I'm excited to introduce you more broadly to our team in the coming months.