Week Notes Vol 118

Who doesn’t love a mid-year review? I used to look at these as just a hassle and for a while I had a manager whose annual review length was 5 minutes max so I learned some bad habits from that. However these are opportunities to discuss progress, look ahead and negotiate! I was ademant about a promotion on my team and it finally happened! It should have happened sooner but unfortunately I had little say in that.

I have been reading a bunch of interesting articles on women and career lately which somewhat go along with mid-year reviews:

• Manage Your Work, Manage Your Life by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
• A Toolkit for Women Seeking a Raise
• Lean Out: The Dangers for Women Who Negotiate by Maria Konnikova
• The Simple Truth About the Gender Pay Gap

Reading

• The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker

Written by Katrin Valdre who has a permanent address in Portland, OR but does not believe in one physical location. You should follow her on Twitter