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Skills Over Titles: The New Talent Strategy
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From Title to Talent
During a recent visit with my 94-year-old abuelita, we were sitting at her kitchen table, sipping...
by Monica Marquez —
May 25, 2025
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Feedback Is a Gift, Even When It Feels Like a Lump of Coal
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From Kleenex to Clarity
My career growth plan included a box of tissues. Sounds sad, I know...but trust me, I’m not cr...
by Monica Marquez —
May 18, 2025
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You’re Not Failing. You’re Just Focused on the Wrong Work
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The Lesson I Never Forgot. Perfect Isn't Power
Let me take you back for a minute. I had just moved to New York City, an...
by Monica Marquez —
May 11, 2025
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Lost in Translation: When Lazy Prompts Undercut Smart People
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When AI Gets Lost in Translation...Literally
Over dinner this week with friends and colleagues, our conversation turned...
by Monica Marquez —
May 04, 2025
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The Silent Struggle of Top Performers (And How AI Can Finally Break It)
You know that weird frustration when you’re praised but not actually helped to grow?
Many years ago, early in my career, I was in a role where I consistently ranked at the top. My manager would always tell me how proud he was of my work. I was the person people called when things needed fixing...
by Monica Marquez —
Apr 27, 2025
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From Firefighter to Futurist: Why Prompting Is the Power Skill of the AI Age
There’s nothing like wrapping up a 10-hour day, closing Slack, and realizing…you didn’t actually do anything! You just responded to one fire after another.
After 30 years in the game, trust me, I’ve been stuck in that loop more times than I care to admit. Especially when we were flooded with i...
by Monica Marquez —
Apr 13, 2025
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Working Twice as Hard Means Twice as Tired: Using AI to Reclaim Your Energy
I come from a lineage of warriors in heels.
My mom, my tías, and my abuela didn’t just talk about hard work; they lived it. I was raised with the mantra: “Mija, pon la cabeza abajo y trabaja el doble.” (Keep your head down and work twice as hard).
Education was everything. Excellence was expec...
Apr 06, 2025
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Outthink the Room: How AI Helps You Think Under Pressure
Several years ago in my corporate career, I sat in a quarterly planning meeting, feeling sharp. The deck was polished. I had the talking points down. Then, the managing director turned to me and asked:
“So… how does this ladder up to the broader company strategy?”
I blanked. Not because I didn...
by Monica Marquez —
Mar 30, 2025
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“You Need More Gravitas” - Ok, But What Does That Mean?
Early in my career, I was told I needed to “show up with more executive presence.” No one explained what that meant. There was no checklist, no roadmap, just a vague expectation to somehow "be more." This left me frustrated, doubting myself, and trying to decode a message I couldn’t quite tran...
by Monica Marquez —
Mar 23, 2025
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You Don’t Need an AI Certification…Here’s What You Actually Need
Growing up in a small town, the only successful people I saw were doctors, lawyers, and engineers. So naturally, I believed that success meant becoming a doctor. I majored in Biology, minored in Organic Chemistry, and was all set to go to med school… until I realized that I would be committing...
by Monica Marquez —
Mar 16, 2025
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AI and Workplace Wellness: How Technology is Changing How We Work & Thrive
Not too long ago, success at work was measured by how many hours you clocked in, how late you stayed, and how much you sacrificed for the job. If you weren’t grinding, you weren’t growing. Sound familiar?
For many of us, especially women and professionals from communities that had to work twic...
by Monica Marquez —
Mar 09, 2025
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The Rise of the AI Co-Worker… Why It’s Time to Rethink Teamwork
Last week, I caught myself doing something I hadn't done in a while. I found myself wishing I was back in the corporate world with a team to delegate to as I spent hours deep in the weeds of a project. I was knee-deep in drafting a strategy document, caught up in the details, when it hit me.
E...
Mar 02, 2025
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