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    Vulnerability

    Deafening Silence & The Need for Skills: A COO’s Notes on Facilitating Meetings

    ByElizabeth Vahey Smith September 3, 2025September 3, 2025

    I was vulnerable and honest in a meeting – and I was met with deafening silence… As much fun as spreadsheets and metrics are, one of my great joys is bringing on a new cohort of interns and investing in their soft skills development.  Recently, I got a ping from one of our continuing interns,…

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    Trauma | Vulnerability

    I’m not taking a mental health day today (but I probably should…)

    ByElizabeth Vahey Smith June 12, 2025June 12, 2025

    I am a HIGHLY productive person. I encourage people who want work/life balance, but I am not among them. I LOVE working and I want to be working from the moment my brain wakes up to the moment it falls asleep (with breaks throughout for parenting, adventuring, and whatnot, sure) but I love working. But…

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    Vulnerability

    Stop Fixating on the Sprouts – Thanks in Advance

    ByElizabeth Vahey Smith May 22, 2025May 22, 2025

    Hey. As I sit down to write you – me – a letter, I anticipate this is going to start awkward and get better as we go. That’s the way it always works, right? Starts awkward, gets better. Remember that. Here we go. I’m standing 10 years in the future and we both know –…

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