The Grassy Road

A CEO at work and play in Silicon Valley and beyond

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

When to apologize and when not to

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I recently got a question in email from a woman (who is early in her career) which I answered, but then as a few weeks passed, I began to...
Friday, November 10, 2017

Five tough lessons on being a mentor

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Coaching and mentoring is increasingly popular, everyone wants one, everyone has one. This is somewhat a result of the explosion in the n...
Friday, August 11, 2017

Five practices you can learn so that “I told you so” is a gift

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Does it irritate you when someone says “I told you so” to you? You’d be quite normal if it does. There is nothing quite as annoying as...
Thursday, July 20, 2017

5 reasons it's critical to truly understand your P&L

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In the last month I have had the experience of three small business leaders talking to me about their P&L in moment-in-time terms. ...
Sunday, July 16, 2017

The importance of being humble

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We’ve all met this person in our professional lives. Smart but self-absorbed, in love with their own success so far, or with the self-impor...
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Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Why, what and really? Yet another surreal week of sexual harassment in Silicon Valley

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Yet another scandal of sexual harassment is unfolding in Silicon Valley this week, and after several nights lying awake, angry, thinking...
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Friday, May 12, 2017

When to tell your employees to take a hike

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Small companies are like families. They are full of tension, tight relationships, dreams and disappointments and they form a culture all ...
Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Startups and adrenaline are a potent mix

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Fred Wilson's post a few days ago " Starting is Easy, Finishing is Hard " speaks to the grind going on for many tech startu...
Tuesday, March 21, 2017

10 reasons to visit Jordan this year

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This post has been moved to my travel site RaptRoaming - please click through and read it there!
Thursday, March 9, 2017

Video: Diversity on boards - how and why it's important!

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Not sure I like the still frame but... I like the content of the video
Thursday, February 23, 2017

It's time for Tone at the Top on Diversity - or Why Uber is Yet Another Wakeup Call for Boards and CEOs in Tech

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Uber is just the latest company caught in the act of discriminating against women in it's workforce. Sadly for many minorities in tec...
Thursday, January 26, 2017

Breakfast in Gaza, Dinner in Efrat: Impressions from my trip to Israel and Palestine

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This post has moved to my travel blog - please click through and read it here .
Tuesday, January 3, 2017

How 2016 rocked my world as I talked with women entrepreneurs

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I am more convinced than ever that there is a bright future for women entrepreneurs and 2016 proved it to me! I stepped back from bei...
Tuesday, December 20, 2016

So you want to join a board: Advice to help you prepare

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If you want to join a board, you are not alone. Some people want to find a board in the middle of their career because they like the idea...
Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Exploring 2500 years of Sicily

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This post has been moved to my travel blog RaptRoaming - please click through and enjoy it there!
Saturday, October 29, 2016

The difference between being right and getting the right answer

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Entrepreneurs can be a hard headed lot. It takes courage, determination, a lot of luck, and sometimes just old fashioned, bull-headed persi...
Thursday, September 1, 2016

Three critical questions to ask a startup before you agree to work for it

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So you want to work for a startup! You've been talking to one that you think is going somewhere and will give you the experience yo...
Monday, August 22, 2016

The Silk Roads - and other Summer reading which may make me live longer

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I was highly amused to read the New York Times article that people who read books live longer ! According to the NYT "Compared wi...
Thursday, August 18, 2016

When Thomas Paine went back to high school: Or how Thetford Grammar saved my father

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It's strange how the tendrils of history weave our lives together in unexpected ways. This Summer my father told me that he had ...
Monday, August 8, 2016

Are your investors double dipping in your startup?

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I've been working with a number of small companies this year. I'm on a mission to help CEOs, especially women, figure out how to ...
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Saturday, August 6, 2016

Living the life of an eighty four year old and the lessons that teaches

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When I stepped back from being a full time CEO 9 months ago I knew there were a few things that would take an adjustment. Most have been...
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