Tag: lgbtq
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Vulnerability and Gay Men – My Journey
Vulnerability. This is a topic that I talk about regularly at work. When I am working with leaders and teams, the conversation often comes back to the concept of vulnerability and vulnerable-based trust for healthy relationships. In “Daring Greatly”, Dr. Brene Brown describes vulnerability as “uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure“. It is choosing to share…
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My 10 Year Anniversary at Rocket Companies
It has been theorized that it takes 10 years or 10,000 hours to master something. Anders Ericsson, a professor of psychology at Florida State University, and two other colleagues published this information in a 1993 paper after researching the role of practice in violin students. On June 3, 2013, I started a new job at…
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The First Pride Was a Riot
It’s a warm Saturday night in June. There is a slight breeze blowing through the city streets, but you can barely hear it due to the noise of nightlife sounds. Music is blaring. People are everywhere, conversing. Taxis are honking their horns. You and your friends duck into the local bar. You are having a…
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Friend Group Norms
What is the difference between your team at work and your group of friends? Not much, it turns out.