I still remember the first time I hired someone onto my team. His name was Juan, a talented UX designer based in Argentina. I was working remotely at AMC Health, and we…

Great employee onboarding doesn’t happen by accident. But far too often, managers fall into the trap of improvising—relying on ad hoc Slack messages, scattered Google Docs, and well-meaning coworkers to “show new hires the ropes.” The result? …

Onboarding is crucial, but let’s be honest, most new hires don’t need more meetings. They need clarity, structure, and time to ramp up effectively. Yet, studies show that the average employee spends 62% of their…

In the frenetic world of tech it’s easy to overlook progress and wins as we keep pursuing the next target. But Nate Walkingshaw, with whom I had the pleasure of learning from at Pluralsight, always did a fantastic job of pausing to help our teams recognize and celebrate our wins. Today I saw…

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to share some of my human centered design knowledge with 80+ code campers at Girls Code Savannah, a free code camp for kids that live in Chatham County, GA. While my goal was to help them think about the end user of their website, I was surprised by…

“Most people don’t want to work THAT hard.” I stared at the LinkedIn post, re-reading it once more. Another toxic hustle culture post promoting the status quo, I thought to myself. It’s not about the desire to work hard, it’s about WORK itself. “Most people,” I worked…

A year ago, Mariah and I were sitting on a bench somewhere in South Carolina processing the fact that we were going to actually start our own company. I had just been let go and wasn’t even sure…

Thank you to everyone who joined us at DisruptHR this week and reached out to connect! Trying to squeeze all my insights about improving the offboarding experience into a five-minute presentation was no easy feat…

Hiring managers and recruiters, it’s time to stop asking people why they left a role. Though this is one of the most common…

Have you ever started a new job only to feel completely lost and uncertain about what to expect? I certainly have, and unfortunately, it didn't end well…

When we were first exploring the idea of starting Allboarder, Kylie and I launched a research effort which included interviewing…

We were sitting on a bench in Bluffton, SC when I said to Kylie, with a lump in my throat, “we are really doing this, aren’t we?”…