In 1998, I moved from my native New York to Washington, DC searching for a fresh start. I needed to get away after some of the toughest months of my life: my parents were divorcing after 25 years of marriage, I had just broken up with my boyfriend, and my grandfather had just died of Alzheimer’s disease. I figured things could only get better. My best friend from college lived in DC, so I quit…
I once worked for an organization that had a 20 page travel policy. This policy went into excruciating detail about the dos and don’ts of travel, including the limits of how much could be spent at each meal. This was just one example of a practice that set the tone of distrust and micromanagement throughout the organization. Whether the company intended to or not, the leadership team created an employer-centered culture that left little room…
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