Bethany Crystal
Nobody likes you
Nobody texted me back. I checked back to my initial texts: One sent at 11:40 a.m. The next sent at 12:59 p.m. The third at 1:41 p.m. The...
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I write about community, the future of work, and leadership. Below are some of my favorite pieces I've researched recently. You can also subscribe to my blog.
A three-party series on why fractional work is the foundation for the next era of knowledge workers -- and how to decouple the 9-5 job.
As a web3 founder, what do you need to know about integrating community into your project? A profile of 12 crypto-native networks.
So you landed a final job interview. How to make sure you don't blow your big moment with bad questions.
With so many venture firms implementing strategies to build out their portfolio communities, the only question is - does it work?
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- Jan 27, 2019
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The Self-Doubt Spiral
Fake it until you make itIt’s exhausting, keeping up with the perception that you know what you’re doing. When you look at your own...
Bethany Crystal
- Jan 26, 2019
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Switching up your routine
Wake up Shower Make coffee Set up work station Write something over a cup of coffee Read emails for the day Get dressed and go to work I...
Bethany Crystal
- Jan 25, 2019
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Want to turn a role model into a mentor? Just be cool.
Warming up a relationship This is how my cat meets new people: New person walks into the house. Cat gets intrigued, comes to the door....
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- Jan 24, 2019
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- Jan 23, 2019
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Running our first Diversity & Inclusion survey
"But with diversity, where do the numbers and metrics come from? Is 50/50 always the 'right' ratio, and why? Shouldn’t the final goal...
Bethany Crystal
- Jan 22, 2019
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Understanding everyone's motivation
I think one of the toughest things about being in any group is remembering that everyone has a different underlying drive and motivation....
Bethany Crystal
- Jan 20, 2019
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The customer is always right
Aligning incentives My very first job in the world was as a cashier in the men's department at my local JCPenney. All in, it remains to...
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- Jan 18, 2019
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- Jan 17, 2019
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We're not burnouts; we're just dopamine addicts
I’m a couple of weeks behind on reading and processing this article on “The Burnout Generation,” a long article that offers up an...
Bethany Crystal
- Jan 12, 2019
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Hamilton in Puerto Rico: The Eye of the Hurricane
I love invited dress rehearsals. I love seeing a work in progress in the making. I love being a part of an initial audience to "beta...
Bethany Crystal
- Jan 8, 2019
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Forming "accidental communities" with strangers
Pseudocommunity: When people first come together, they try to be "nice" and present what they feel are their most personable and friendly...
Bethany Crystal
- Jan 5, 2019
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Becoming a New Yorker
They say you’re not a New Yorker until you’ve cried your eyes out in public. If that’s all it takes, then I’ve been a New Yorker since...
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