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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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