When Excellence Isn’t Enough: Why I Talk About Gender

23 June 2014 | Uncategorized

A product manager at Kickstarter explains why she decided to speak up about gender in tech. By Ellen Chisa In elementary school, my dad walked me to school each day. In high school, he drove me. Along our walks and drives, he taught me that I could do anything I set...

What Got Us Talking at Women 2.0 This Week: May 5 Edition

2 May 2014 | Uncategorized

Check out the latest edition of our weekly Women 2.0 reading guide and join the conversation. By Betsy Mikel (Editor, Women 2.0) In “The Media Has a Woman Problem” Liza Munda wrote for New York Times Sunday Review her take on gender inequality in the newsroom. “A new...
Why Stack Rank Doesn’t Measure Up

Why Stack Rank Doesn’t Measure Up

20 January 2014 | Uncategorized

In a two-part series, Ellen Chisa shares her experience at Microsoft and how its review system affected her psyche and productivity. (Read part 1 here.) By Ellen Chisa (Product Manager, Kickstarter) Stack ranking is a performance review system that ranks employees...

8 Steps for Engineering Leaders to Keep the Peace

25 September 2013 | Uncategorized

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure when it comes to conflict between founders and engineering leaders. Here’s how to head off tension before it develops.  By Steve Sinofsky (Executive in Residence, Harvard Business School) When starting a new...