Oct 01
172: Professional Courage — Reflecting on the end of my sabbatical and my greatest professional risk / act of courage.
Sep 25
171: Good Conversation — I'm teaching a class on the art and science great facilitation with a former Meta colleague. Here's why it matters and the 5 skills of great facilitators.
Sep 23
171: Good Conversation — I'm teaching a class on the art and science great facilitation with a former Meta colleague. Here's why it matters and the 5 skills of great facilitators.
Sep 17
170: No Guarantees — Facing uncertainty with the help of Death, Harrison Ford, and Carpentry.
Sep 16
170: No Guarantees — Facing uncertainty with the help of Death, Harrison Ford, and Carpentry.
Sep 10
169: 📦 From Warehouse Associate → OpenAI — Our most popular letters from 2022 were about Philip Su, the burned out engineering leader who did a stint as an Amazon warehouse associate. Here's a look back at that story and how things have evolved for Philip.
Sep 04
168: 🔮 Don't Be a Glass Cannon — On the importance of being able to take a hit and keep going, whether a bad grade, a blown engine or mud-soaked Burning Man.
Aug 26
167: 🧘🏻‍♂️ Modest Insights — My first silent meditation retreat did not lead to an lightning bolts of clarity, but I grew in wisdom all the same. Here's how.
Aug 20
166: 🎡 Building a Flywheel — Singapore transformed itself from 3rd world to 1st world over 50 years through a flywheel. What could a flywheel do for you>
Aug 13
165: 🛫 Taking the Leap — A story of emotional courage: how I opened up my heart after a difficult breakup to date and eventually marry the person of my dreams.
Aug 06
164: Physical Courage — A story about how I learned the difference between false bravado and true courage as a young gymnast.
Jul 31
163: High Intensity — What my weekend plans, a Japanese exercise researcher, and adapting to disruptive change have in common.
Jul 24
162: I See You [On Better Meetings] — Shopify deleted 12,000 meetings, should we follow suit? Maybe there's a better way to look at all of this.
Jul 16
161: Showing Up — A letter about what it means to show up
Jul 08
160: A Mindfulness Grab Bag — 💡Cultivating Resilience is a weekly newsletter about rebounding from setbacks and reinventing the future—by 3x founder and executive coach Jason Shen. Last week I wrote you a letter about my experience with meditation and why I decided to do this retreat that I am finishing later this afternoon. Today,
Jul 01
159: Sitting in Silence — I'm headed to a meditation retreat that started today!
Jun 24
158: Meta Lessons—Managing Achievers — This week I unpack 5 concepts Meta taught me about managing high achievers: expectations, calibrations, showing care, HPMs, and alignment.
Jun 18
157: notes from vibecamp — In Week 2 of my sabbatical I attended vibe camp—a self-described "ingroup burn / unconference / summer camp" in it's 2nd year of existence.
Jun 11
156: Steve's Patience + Wildfire Smoke Gear — Admitting you don't know what's next, using AI to spice up headlines with emoji's, and gearing up for a smokey summer
Jun 10
155: Leaving Meta — I wrapped up 3 years as a PM at Meta. Here's how it went down, and how it's going 72 hours in.