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Last October, I presented at a conference on the mistakes I’ve made in managing a growing team. Being a first-time manager can be really hard, and as I grew my team from 8 to 60+ people, everything was a first for me.
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In what has become a blog tradition, here are 20 selfies from a very strange 2020.
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I lead a 70-person group at a fully distributed company. Every quarter, I host a virtual offsite for my leadership team. Some have been amazing. Some have been terrible. Lately, I’ve had a number of folks asking me how I host my virtual offsites, so I figured it was time to summarize the learnings in one post!
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It was a pretty memorable year. We got married. We finished moving into our new home. And we added two more pets to the family. Here are my 19 favorite selfies from 2019.
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Over the last year, I’ve developed a secret skill… I am an excellent amateur house painter!!! Mostly because I’m wicked fast and very focused (as long as there’s a good podcast).
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I could feel each heartbeat banging in my chest. I could hear pulsing in my ears. Then… I stopped being able to feel my hands and my feet.
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“You know what my favorite trip was from last summer?” I said. “PTown. I’m so bummed that we couldn’t make it this year.” Corey’s reply: “Let’s go. This week.”
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I can’t remember how many times we’ve texted, jotted down on cocktail napkin, or typed into other people’s phones this list of Portland recommendations. It’s time we put it all together in one place.
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In the last 12 months, I’ve killed about eight indoor succulents, three different houseplants, and one orchid.
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The day that we closed on the apartment, we got to work ripping out the closet. That day, I discovered that our dog Fritz really likes eating drywall.
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I now understand why people are obsessed with Paris. After spending a week there, I’m now obsessed with Paris too.
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Steph Yiu 