5 Things / Express Yourself
Confession: I trained Chat GPT in my writing style (by uploading samples) and ask it to draft the article summaries you read below. I then revise the summaries, and two people on my team do the edits. Using artificial intelligence (AI) saves me time that I now use to play pickleball. That’s priceless.
5 Things / Gayborhood
Earlier this year, I refreshed my office decor but I was still looking for a piece of art. I finally found it: “Happy Night in the Gayborhood”, a painting by a queer Latine’ artist who lives down the street and live-paints on Instagram.
5 Things / Always Empathy
I believe it always comes back to empathy, in this case, the manager having empathy for that employee. Whether we’re talking about conversations about politics or race, or whatever, inclusion always comes back to empathy. After all, I only know my lived experience, and it’s been full of privilege.
5 Things / TDOV
Thursday was Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV). Do you have any transgender people in your life?
As recently as 6 years ago, I only had one transgender friend, a former client. But I gradually got to know a bunch of really brilliant, thoughtful, and kind trans and non-binary people who are doing great things in the world. And I know them (and get to work with them, and get to love them) because they were brave enough to be visible, despite the many, many reasons (like violence and unjust laws) it would seem easier to hide.
5 Things / Human Connection
I was on vacation the first half of this week. It’s a fascinating opportunity to step out of my bubble. I don’t know about you, but my bubble is full of many lovely people I know who think similarly to me. It also means I can be out of touch.