Anne Libby

Anne Libby

Dec
04
Acropolis, golden and rust colored stone against a grey cloudy sky, showing the cables that are propping up the structure

Warm Take: assumptions and consequences

"...Stoking the star maker machinery/Behind the popular song..."
4 min read
Nov
06
Blue sky, rolling terrain, maroon sign with grey graphic of 2 pickaxes, "Valle Dela Luna, Reserva Nacionale Los Flamencos"

Warm Take: the work issue. Or, a work issue.

Bet on it: I'll be coming back to this
2 min read
Oct
28
Suspension bridge spanning rocky landscape, with some greenery, white-blue sky, tower-like structure on the horizon

Gratitude and updates, October 28, 2022

3 min read
Sep
25
A NYC subway train streaks by, blurry, metal; the exposure elongates the US flag emblem on the side of the train

Warm Take: have you been memed?

Repetition can transform a belief into something that feels like truth
5 min read
Aug
14
Silhouettes of 5 people waving, backdrop is an airport window at the gate, a huge blue plane in background

Warm Take: vacation all I ever wanted?

Is this a lifehack?
3 min read
Jul
31
Old-fashioned silver-colored can opener, stamped with "ARROW 77, The Globe's Finest Beer!" on a woodgrain background.

Warm Take: assume a can opener

Or, everyone could assume basic human dignity
3 min read
Jul
17
Person reading solo on a sunny day; grassy hill, green trees, deep blue lake, blue sky with low wispy white clouds

Summer Reading, 2022: On Management #50

A giant stack of good things to read = bliss.
6 min read
Jun
26
old-school TV screen, "Emergency broadcast system" screen, white block letters on a multi-colored test pattern

How will you dissent

This is not your regularly scheduled Summer Reading issue
2 min read
Jun
19
Whale diving into calmish blue water, white and variegated shades of grey, very elegant

Warm Take: A Coffee Story

A business starts as an idea. People are real.
3 min read
Jun
12
Messy office! The backside of multiple computer terminals with piles of wire, yellow/black "Fallout Shelter" sign.

Warm Take: Managing Out

It's always because management has failed to act in ways that demonstrate that people's concerns have been heard.
3 min read