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Permission Granted
Feb 16, 20243 min read
Finding the right mentor
How to find a mentor and make the most from the mentor relationship No matter where you are in your career journey, having a mentor can...
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Permission Granted
Oct 20, 20233 min read
5 tips to overcome people pleasing
Advice from a reformed people pleaser. One of the biggest hurdles that people often have to overcome as they progress in their careers is...
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Permission Granted
Aug 25, 20232 min read
Is this thing on?
When your contributions at work fall flat. Sometimes, during a meeting or conversation, you say something perfectly valid, useful, and...
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Permission Granted
Jul 28, 20232 min read
Actively exploring empowerment: utilizing your strength and potential
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." - Lao Tzu At Permission Granted (pg), we believe that you are uniquely...
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Permission Granted
Jun 27, 20232 min read
Living a GEMO lifestyle
Good enough, move on is a thing. Recently, we talked about the concept of good enough, move on (GEMO), if you missed that post, check it...
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Permission Granted
Jun 16, 20233 min read
Why good enough is better than perfect
Become the best version of you by becoming good enough. TLDR: Getting comfortable with the practice of 'Good enough move on' (GEMO) is a...
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Nicola - Co Founder
Jun 7, 20232 min read
Book Review: The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
As someone who works in user experience design I'm always interested in learning more about the inner workings of human behavior. Charles...
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Nicola - Co Founder
May 8, 20232 min read
Book Review: Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
If you've ever been curious about intuition and rapid decision-making, Malcolm Gladwell's Blink is an exploration of the fascinating...
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Nicola - Co Founder
May 5, 20232 min read
Podcast: How To Fail With Elizabeth Day
Okay, confession time, I've never been big into business podcasts. As part of my own learning journey for pg I listened to some popular...
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Permission Granted
Apr 7, 20232 min read
Giving feedback with confidence
This post will take a slight u-turn right out of the gate. At pg, we value feedforward, developed by Marshall Goldsmith, as the preferred...
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Permission Granted
Apr 6, 20232 min read
The hunger games of layoffs
We have all heard that layoffs can sometimes be a silver lining and push us to make changes we weren’t ready for or set boundaries with...
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Permission Granted
Apr 5, 20232 min read
The pitfalls and fruits of feedback
Getting skilled at receiving and giving feedback is a core leadership skill. It takes time to exchange feedback with care, tact, purpose...
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