Jessica's Friday Five: This Box Changed How My Dad Plans for the Future (+ Krispy Kreme Deal Inside!)
3 days ago • 3 min readHi Reader, This email was written several days ago so that I could be offline most of this week on vacation. Today I'm on the road to Palm Springs for Alt Summit (if you happen to be attending, I hope you'll let me know so we can say hi!). I've got my family in tow so that they can enjoy the sunshine and pool while I am in sessions since the kids happen to be on spring break. Next week, we'll be in D.C. housesitting for some cute pups (shoutout to Trusted Housesitter for making that...
READ POSTJessica's Friday Five: Free functional desktop wallpaper
10 days ago • 4 min readHi Reader, Spring vibes have arrived in my hemisphere of the world, and I'm also bringing them to our Friday Five. I wanted to bring us a way to all do something good today, despite knowing there's an enormous amount to be done. As Sharon McMahon says, "We let the enormity of the world’s problems keep us paralyzed with indecision on how to help. And I’m here to tell you: the answer is to just do something. Stop letting the wheels of your mind spin, and just pick up an oar and start rowing."...
READ POSTJessica's Friday Five: Shingles & Speedy Meetings
17 days ago • 3 min readHi Reader, Guess what, Friday Fivers? We surpassed 12,000 subscribers to this email newsletter earlier this week. I thought it'd be fun to celebrate with all of you, so if you'd like to enter a little raffle, scroll to the bottom, and I'll pick 3 using a random wheel of names. I'll send the 3 winners each a book of your choice from a local bookstore. How fun. We'll do it again when we reach 13k! I love a good community tradition, don't you? Let's get to your Friday Five. Shingles. More and...
READ POSTJessica's Friday Five: Google Drive security + naan pizza
25 days ago • 2 min readHi Reader, Our water heater went out this week - a not-so-fun adventure of determining next steps (we decided to replace it with an electric version as a greener solution moving forward that also saves money in the long-run) and finding ways to keep ourselves and our kids clean. My husband used our sous vide to warm up water to clean the children yesterday, which prompted the 8-year-old to let us know "I prefer regular showers". Us too, buddy. Us too. Here's your Friday Five! Show up for...
READ POSTJessica's Monthly Management Memo - February 2025
26 days ago • 3 min readHi Reader, I'm writing this while I've got this playing over on my second monitor to help bring some calm vibes to what feels like a very not-calm external environment globally. Those of us leading teams have what feels like an increasing load on our shoulders these days, so I'm sending this in hopes something here provides more joy and ease in your leadership this month. Let's get to your Monthly Management Memo - as always with something bold, something new, something borrowed, and...
READ POSTJessica's Friday Five: 12 ways to feel happier
about 1 month ago • 3 min readHi Reader, It's been a week full of people in my life. As an introvert, I really love a good day of no meetings to focus on interesting creative work (like writing this newsletter!). At the same time, this week felt rich and lovely with so many good people doing good in the world crossing my path in various ways. I'm ready for some solo work time AND I'm energized by the people in my life. We contain multitudes, don't we? Reminds me of this song I was introduced to in this space a few years...
READ POSTJessica's Monthly Management Memo - January 2025
about 2 months ago • 2 min readHi Reader, It's the last day of January - you made it. If you're managing a team, it's highly likely that some or all of them have been impacted in some way by the chaos and tragedy of a rough month. As you navigate leading through times like this, one suggestion I have is that you're unlikely to go wrong by acting according to your answer to the question: "What would it look like to take care of my team right now as human beings?" Let's get to your Monthly Management Memo - as always with...
READ POSTJessica's Friday Five: Send this text, get a little treat, & sip some chai
about 2 months ago • 3 min readHi Reader, So many of us are having deeply stressful times right now. I hope this weekly set of tips from me provides a bit of help in the midst of some really hard times. Hang in there. If you could use a smile to get you through the day today, hit reply with song or meme and I'll send one back to you that might brighten your day a bit. No automation, just me sending you something to provide a little light. Let's get to the Friday Five, ok? Connection + Accountability: Sunny (a nonprofit...
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