for context here’s a map of greater Los Angeles and the protest is the roughly the red circle

T minus 8 days to the first triathlon of my 50s. 💪

Please enjoy these shelter pups reacting to getting a kiss. Some are bashful, some have butterflies, and all deserve approximately 10 million more. 14/10 for all

We’re hiring a Head of Product! This is the perfect role for a creative, strategic, and experienced product leader who wants to help shape the future of social. Apply here: jobs.gem.com/bluesky/am9i...

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Another Transform conference in the books. They keep raising the bar. Congrats, @samaraj.bsky.social!

If you’re an underdog I’m rooting for you.

Cameo's CEO Steven Galanis told BI that giving workers a $10,000 raise and other perks to return to the office immediately paid off for the company.

One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!

Have you been asked, as a federal worker, to do something you don't want to do? But they won't put it in writing? DON'T DO IT. If they're going to punish you? MAKE THEM PUT IT IN WRITING. ALL OF IT. Document, document, document. Act confused. Be confused! Go slow. Require clarity. Lots. Document

For all federal employees: Before you are locked out of your systems, ensure you have copies of unclassified performance appraisals, awards & other relevant personnel docs. If you have access to your office, grab your more important personal items sooner rather than later.

Running into the weekend like…

List of LA area evacuation centers for people and animals secretlosangeles.com/available-re...

What a powerful photograph by Kyle Girllot/NYT. 💔

For my friends with employees in LA. I've compiled resources and tips from Chief People Officers on supporting employees impacted by natural disasters into a crowdsourced, open-source resource (below). I'll continue to update it. [Photo credit: AP] docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Just read the response from Costco to shareholders requesting it back down from DEI. It was glorious. It begins "Our Board has considered this proposal and believes … an enterprise rooted in respect and inclusion is appropriate and necessary." and gets better. A happy investor #diversityandinclusion

The workplace is changing faster than ever, and HR is right in the middle of it all. From AI taking over interviews (hello, "clone wars") to the extinction of some entry-level roles, the next few years are going to be wild. More in my @fastcompany.com piece. 👇🏼 www.fastcompany.com/91248524/7-w...

Earned some extra Lars points tonight by closing out Christmas with a Raclette dinner. 🧀

Okay, peeps. Tell Santa what you want for Christmas. 🎄

Today we ran the season finale of the Redefining Work podcast with a guest I've been courting for years - Laszlo Bock. Laszlo is the former SVP People Operations at Google and (IMO) on the Mount Rushmore of modern HR. Here's a preview with on why values alignment is so critical for people leaders.

Flying to NJ this afternoon. I have three hours this evening so solve the mystery of the drones....or at least see one.

Now this is a clever bit of old school social. One of Twitter’s founders (Ev) just launched Mozi - a platform to help you see when your travel overlaps friends you might be able to see while you’re in town. Less social media. More social connection. share.mozi.app/in/0193be05-...

Feeling festive. 🎅🏻 🪩

Touching base after the holidays.

My 8yo’s Christmas list includes “be an elf for a week”.

Don’t forget to look up.

Boop. 🐾

Preparing for a Turkey Trot race. It’s 31 degrees (F) outside. 🧊

Re-watching The Lost Boys and remembering how good this movie was. That soundtrack holds up! 🤌🏼

It’s officially holiday eating season which means Gluten-Free Christmas Pretzel Treats. 🎄 🥨 🍫 You’ve got to make this. Sub regular pretzels if you’re down with gluten. (Recipe in the next post)

If you can read this do me a favor. Save a voicemail from a loved one. Better yet, save a vm from every loved one you can. They don’t have to be particular meaningful messages today. They will be one day.

Ziggy wishing everyone in the U.S. a Happy Thanksgiving. 🦃

When your 10yo puts “family time” on her Christmas list. 🥹

Peak Office Why Return-to-Office mandates will fail and their role in the trillion-dollar real estate debt crisis... workforcefuturist.substack.com/p/peak-office

That's all folks! The first two editions of the Verified Bluesky Press List are now full! That's 300 reporters, news outlets, TV folks, and other media types who have been Officially, Personally, and Artisanally Verified by yours truly! bsky.app/starter-pack... bsky.app/starter-pack...

Morning @bsky.app peeps! I'd love your input on a new Redefining Work media initiative. I’m launching a "Mentor Minute" pilot series of short, interactive videos where I answer questions in under one minute. Career advice, talent strategy, grief, life. You ask; I respond—directly. Reply w/your Qs.

Such a great show.

@unusualwhales.bsky.social is a great account to follow for real time info on a wide variety of topics.

Get back to your roots. Remember why you started posting in the first place: because you have a disease

Surprising the kiddos with a little Christmas cheer. ⛄️

Check out the latest TribePod ep with my friend & HR legend @larsschmidt.com 🎙️ Flipped the roles—Lars, prolific podcast host, gets a taste of his own medicine as he dives into his career journey, AI in HR, and why he's going back in-house. 💡 Catch it here: blog.proactivetalent.com/redefining-h...

Boop. #dogsofbluesky

Ziggy wants to know how you’re doing today.

Today in 1983: Journey’s “Send Her My Love” peaks at #23 on the US charts — inspired when someone told songwriter Jonathan Cain they’d seen one of his ex-girlfriends. “I looked at her and just said, 'Send her my love.' .. I walked out, and it hit me: 'Wait a minute, that's a song!'

I get excited to see people I admire showing up here, but I have to admit I got *really* excited when I saw @schwarzenegger.bsky.social is here. Welcome, Arnold! 💪

Ziggy seeing the size of gluten free bread for the first time.

Bluesky now has over 20M people!! 🎉 We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:

It's a privilege to host a podcast and be entrusted with someone's story. The next episode of Redefining Work with Angela Cheng-Cimini is a must-listen. We covered a range of topics, from the fragility of life and how that realization changes everything to knowing when to step away and so on.