Mel Butcher
Book Club Guide: Thanks for the Feedback by Stone & Heen
Every time I host a book discussion, I'm committed to sharing the facilitation questions I develop. I hope you'll use these to journal...
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Mel Butcher
- Jun 5
- 3 min
Salary versus Investing in Employees
Salary is the bare minimum monetary "investment" a business makes in humans to get them to show up in service of the business. But you and y
Mel Butcher
- Jan 5
- 1 min
Humanity and Technology Overlap
We teach engineers to design systems that work. Systems that solve our problems -- manufacture the widget more quickly; design a bridge...
Mel Butcher
- Apr 21, 2021
- 4 min
Envisioning Equitable Urban Design
A while ago, I got to interview one of the designers at Punt6, an urban design collective seeking to update cities to accomodate the...
Mel Butcher
- Mar 30, 2021
- 4 min
Book Club Guide: The Art of Possibility by Zander & Zander
It's time for another book club guide! I love organizing book discussions - it's a great way to virtually connect with colleagues and...
Mel Butcher
- Mar 23, 2021
- 3 min
Career Q&A: True to Values
After a recent talk I (Mel) gave about career mentorship and sponsorship, there was a Q&A period. A young man shared the following...
Mel Butcher
- Mar 12, 2021
- 4 min
Community Ingredients
Last year, shortly after the onset of the pandemic, I signed up for an online workshop. The workshop was meant to focus on growing small...
Mel Butcher
- Feb 16, 2021
- 2 min
You can't manage your way to initiative.
When you think about working for a boss that motivated you, what do you remember? How did they treat you?
What sort of things did they em
Mel Butcher
- Feb 13, 2021
- 4 min
I. On Relationships
On Facebook, I asked friends what they felt had been grossly misrepresented in childhood media. The first response someone gave was: Love.
Mel Butcher
- Feb 9, 2021
- 3 min
The Community Choice
What do you and I have in common? If we were standing side by side, would an outsider see anything more than, “they’re both human”?...
Mel Butcher
- Feb 8, 2021
- 3 min
The Book I Wish I'd Read Sooner
I only just read this book last year. The observations and predictions of the book were far ahead of its time. Though, I can imagine how...
Mel Butcher
- Jan 27, 2021
- 3 min
Rejecting Narrative That Does Not Serve Us: "Catty Women"
...The narrative I was taught and could easily substantiate from experience about "catty" women... it never served me. When I chose to...
Mel Butcher
- Jan 22, 2021
- 2 min
A New Definition of Leadership
"Leadership is using the greatness in you to achieve and sustain extraordinary outcomes by engaging the greatness in others."
Mel Butcher
- Jan 18, 2021
- 2 min
If You're Struggling
This is an extremely difficult time to be a job seeker. If you're struggling with the job hunt in this market, it's not you...
Mel Butcher
- Jan 15, 2021
- 1 min
The Mic Drop
It can be fun to feel like you had the last word.
You made the point above all points.
Mic drop.
Mel Butcher
- Jan 13, 2021
- 2 min
The Best Protégé
Tomorrow, a new episode of the Lead to Soar podcast will drop and the topic is Mentorship 101. In this episode, I interview Michelle Redfern
Mel Butcher
- Jan 11, 2021
- 4 min
Network and Politics
Politics in the workplace is something that gets a bad wrap. But what are we really talking about?
Mel Butcher
- Jan 8, 2021
- 1 min
What you cling to
I'm stubborn. I'm a cynic. I'm a pessimist. I'm not good at _____. Does clinging to your label so fiercely prevent you from growing...