by Erin | Mar 31, 2026
I came across the phrase “fierce listening” while reading Field Notes on Listening by Kit Dobson, a book a colleague recommended. It stopped me in my tracks. Not because it was familiar. It wasn’t. And not because it sounded polished or ready to be turned into a...
by Erin | Mar 27, 2026
Too much of the work has been quietly handed back to women. Women’s health is finally getting more public attention, but that doesn’t mean it’s being properly supported. There are more reports, more policy conversations, more founders, more products, and more...
by Erin | Mar 11, 2026
Welcome to ‘The Human Side of AI‘, a blog series exploring what AI really means for creativity, ethics, sustainability, and the future of human work. This series cuts through the hype to ask deeper questions about how technology impacts us all. This is the final post...
by Erin | Jan 22, 2026
If power begins with meaning, and meaning is shaped by gender, then the final question becomes unavoidable. Part 3 of 3 Who is allowed to speak? Not who is invited.Not who is present. Who is authorized? Because in every organization, long before anyone raises a hand...
by Erin | Jan 15, 2026
How gender quietly shapes interpretive power inside organizations. Part 2 of 3 If power at work is really about who gets to shape meaning, then the next question becomes unavoidable. Whose meaning counts? We rarely ask this directly. Instead, we talk about influence,...
by Erin | Jan 10, 2026
Why strategy is about meaning, not decisions. Part 1 of 3 There’s a phrase we use constantly in organizational life that I’ve started to find deeply strange. “We need a seat at the table.” Internal communications uses it. HR uses it. DEI uses it. Strategy teams use... 
Fierce listening and the limits of “active listening”March 31, 2026
