Brag Lunch

On April 4, 2025 I led a bragging workshop for the Metro Innovation Hub Startup Café. And in the spirit of practicing what I teach, the organizers told me it was the best turnout they'd ever had for one of these events. Here are the slides and the

I led a session at Product Tank Portland that focused on bragging for product managers. Here are the slides. I've got lots more bragging resources, including How and Why to run a Brag Lunch. Speed Bragging Product TankSpeed Bragging Product Tank.pdf70 KBdownload-circle

So perhaps you’ve been thinking about this brag lunch thing, but you’re still uncomfortable. “That’s great for individual contributors,” you’re saying to yourself. “Heck, I’ll even coach my team so they can brag better. But I’m a leader, I shouldn’t brag, right? And

One of the worst conversations I ever had with a boss started with him saying, “everyone likes you, but…” He then proceeded to tell me that I “wasn’t technical enough.” Reader, I have a degree, and a state license, in electrical engineering and he had one in economics. At

A shorter article today folks, after the deep dive into brag lunches in the previous article. Do you ever feel like you don’t have anything to brag about? Here’s what to do.  Keep a running list of your achievements and mistakes. Keeping this list makes performance reviews, resumes,

A brag lunch is a supportive place for women (and others!) to practice talking about how awesome they are. In this article, you’re going to learn how to host and facilitate your own brag lunch.