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Crying at work

'unprofessional' is a trap

18 Apr 2023
Lit fire in a dark winter forest with tall trees, fire glows orange-red in a stone hearth on the ground, sparks fly

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New beginnings

People skills for tech leaders

11 Nov 2022
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Skills for Software Engineers

A workshop, a new site, and values

13 Jul 2022
Yellow, White, Blue-grey spiral shell of coiled snail on top of a small mossy lush green mound

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Slowing down

I left my full time engineering manager job a month ago to build my practice, Kolam Coaching. I planned to take a 2 week break before diving in full time into being the boss of my own business. It has been a month, and I’ve been working on my

15 Nov 2021
Close up of root vegetables showcasing a beed, purple yam, carrot and green-yellow skinned squash

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Make It Big

A love poem for the tired and cramped soul

27 Jul 2021
Two Black folks in a kitchen laughing prepping vegetables next to each other, person on the left is fat and femme

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Fat allyship in Coaching

An invitation

19 Jun 2021
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