My mother and I shared our first breath together in the middle of a snowstorm on December 1st 1981. She would tell me the story of my birth, over 25h of pain and misery. It was snowing outside and finally, as I entered the world, our eyes met as the…

This is part 2 of my short series on friendships at work. If you have not read part 1, you can find it here: I met all my friends at work Over the last few years, my friendships at work have grown in numbers and in quality. Colleagues who were…

As I climb the corporate ladder, I find myself in a situation I rarely read about in business litterature or hear being discussed by my peers: making and having close friends at work. Although most people I know have made numerous friends at work, this is not something we talk…

Lately, I have made a new friend at work and through our multiple conversations, they have mentioned their struggle with their impostor syndrome. This reminded me of the article I wrote back in late March 2021 to talk about my own impostor syndrome and how it had been my closest…

To me, hiring someone is like buying a house. It’s a huge decision we make based on few interactions and hope for the best. When my wife and I bought our house, we walked in, looked around, we checked the report and made an offer. All in 1 day! Happily…

Until very recently, I didn’t know much about Amazon from a workplace standpoint. As I have never worked there, I don’t know if the Amazon work culture is good or bad. I have heard both sides of the coin and like any workplace, I don’t assume or expect that it…

For a very long time in my career, I have looked up at leaders envious of their abilities, but most importantly, envious because I thought they always knew what they were doing. I strongly believed that somehow, somewhere, they had learned all they had to learn and they knew exactly…

Time for taboo! I prefer to work than to play with my kids… 👶👩‍👩‍👧‍👦 I love my children, I really do! But to be completely honest, I really don’t enjoy parenting. Being a parent doesn’t make me feel fulfill in anyway and although I think my kids are fantastic and…

A couple of weeks ago I told everyone here on LinkedIn that I had said goodbye to my team and that I would be taking on a new position at work. It’s now been 2 weeks and I thought it would be a good time to give an update. …