Annie Hedgpeth
@anniehedgie.bsky.social
The elephant in the networking room is that networking is seen as using people. I get it.
But what if it could be different? What if we could approach it as community building with a give-first mentality?
But what if it could be different? What if we could approach it as community building with a give-first mentality?
October 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The elephant in the networking room is that networking is seen as using people. I get it.
But what if it could be different? What if we could approach it as community building with a give-first mentality?
But what if it could be different? What if we could approach it as community building with a give-first mentality?
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October 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
In case you forgot to sign up for @peoplework.bsky.social 's newsletter, I'll drop it here for you. :) It's full of goodies to help you with your people work! (+ a free download link)
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We take engineering excellence very seriously. We know everyone says that, but...we really do. Read for yourself. :)
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September 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
We take engineering excellence very seriously. We know everyone says that, but...we really do. Read for yourself. :)
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people-work.io/about/engine...
This Saturday we presented our business model at @colorado.edu Leeds School of Business.
If you can partner with your local university, do it. So rewarding for everyone involved.
people-work.io/blog/busines...
If you can partner with your local university, do it. So rewarding for everyone involved.
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Buffing Up Our Business Model at CU Leeds School of Business
We had the honor and anxiety of presenting our Business Model Canvas at CU Boulder's Leeds School of Business. Here's why, if you get the chance, you should, too.
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September 29, 2025 at 12:54 PM
This Saturday we presented our business model at @colorado.edu Leeds School of Business.
If you can partner with your local university, do it. So rewarding for everyone involved.
people-work.io/blog/busines...
If you can partner with your local university, do it. So rewarding for everyone involved.
people-work.io/blog/busines...
When a manager accuses you of something that clearly represents you in a negative light, you’re in a very dangerous situation that warrants your complete attention. Here's a post about how to navigate this tricky situation.
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Navigating Workplace Accusations
When a manager accuses you of something that clearly represents you in a negative light, you’re in a very dangerous situation that warrants your complete attention. Learn how to navigate this tricky s...
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September 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
When a manager accuses you of something that clearly represents you in a negative light, you’re in a very dangerous situation that warrants your complete attention. Here's a post about how to navigate this tricky situation.
people-work.io/blog/navigat...
people-work.io/blog/navigat...
When soon-to-be university graduates practice curiosity during networking events, it can lead to a give-first approach to networking that sets them up for an advantage when they'll need it most.
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Give-First Approach to Networking
When soon-to-be university graduates practice curiosity during networking events, it can lead to a give-first approach to networking that sets them up for an advantage when they'll need it most.
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September 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
When soon-to-be university graduates practice curiosity during networking events, it can lead to a give-first approach to networking that sets them up for an advantage when they'll need it most.
people-work.io/blog/give-fi...
people-work.io/blog/give-fi...
It's so ironic when people are afraid to give negative product feedback because they fear hurting the relationship, but the opposite is the most true! I want the negative feedback. Give me all the gory details! I'm more offended if you withhold it from me.
September 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
It's so ironic when people are afraid to give negative product feedback because they fear hurting the relationship, but the opposite is the most true! I want the negative feedback. Give me all the gory details! I'm more offended if you withhold it from me.
This is why I hate when people say that vacation is the cure for burnout: people-work.io/blog/burnout...
Burnout: Are You Treating the Symptoms or the Root-Cause
I propose that the key to fighting burnout is to find out how you lost all the agency you had in your job or maybe even in your whole career. Did you ever even have it? If not, why?
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September 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM
This is why I hate when people say that vacation is the cure for burnout: people-work.io/blog/burnout...
In today's job market, it's easy to feel like you have no control. Maybe you stay in a job you hate because you fear there's nothing else. Maybe you’re struggling to find something at all because you don't stand out.
September 4, 2025 at 1:34 PM
In today's job market, it's easy to feel like you have no control. Maybe you stay in a job you hate because you fear there's nothing else. Maybe you’re struggling to find something at all because you don't stand out.
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This one gets a bit vulnerable. Michael opens up about how he didn't make the most of that first 6 months onboarding window that we're always talking about and what he learned from it.
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My Failures Onboarding at Splunk
Onboarding to most people is an estoeric exercise most people want to get out of the way as quickly as possible. In this post we dive into what Michael did wrong in his onboarding journey at Splunk, i...
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August 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
This one gets a bit vulnerable. Michael opens up about how he didn't make the most of that first 6 months onboarding window that we're always talking about and what he learned from it.
people-work.io/blog/my-fail...
people-work.io/blog/my-fail...
I love this idea of AI stress testing social media and how it’s revealing so many of its failings. I wrote this as I was stewing about all of that.
Why not have a career that makes you happiest as well as has good business outcomes? This is why we want to help you navigate relationships and business.
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How AI is Driving Us Back to Human Connection at Work
Discover how AI saturation is making authentic human connection your biggest workplace advantage. Learn why being genuinely human sets you apart.
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August 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I love this idea of AI stress testing social media and how it’s revealing so many of its failings. I wrote this as I was stewing about all of that.
Just this week I’ve seen at least one news article about a huge data breach at a major HR software company that many of your companies likely use, and no one really bats an eye at this stuff anymore.
They also don't use the software for their professional growth because they can't trust it.
They also don't use the software for their professional growth because they can't trust it.
We care deeply about your growth and respect that you need privacy to enable that.
You should demand that of any software company that asks you to share vulnerable data that could affect your career.
people-work.io/about/privacy
You should demand that of any software company that asks you to share vulnerable data that could affect your career.
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Privacy
Career management platform
people-work.io
August 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Just this week I’ve seen at least one news article about a huge data breach at a major HR software company that many of your companies likely use, and no one really bats an eye at this stuff anymore.
They also don't use the software for their professional growth because they can't trust it.
They also don't use the software for their professional growth because they can't trust it.
My gym app just released an AI integration that no one asked for. I guess that was easier than making the original app not suck. Now it still sucks but with AI. Yay…
August 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
My gym app just released an AI integration that no one asked for. I guess that was easier than making the original app not suck. Now it still sucks but with AI. Yay…
We want to give you a curated experience to make your career better, not a low-quality tool that we can sell to your company that you'll never use. Here's a post where we go deeper into why we bootstrapped.
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Why We Bootstrapped
Career management platform
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August 15, 2025 at 11:23 PM
We want to give you a curated experience to make your career better, not a low-quality tool that we can sell to your company that you'll never use. Here's a post where we go deeper into why we bootstrapped.
people-work.io/about/bootst...
people-work.io/about/bootst...
Been thinking a lot lately about how to onboard strategically so you don’t end up in a rut down the line.
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The Onboarding Opportunity
The first six months at a job are critical to determining the path your career will take while you're there. Take full advantage of your onboarding time and set yourself up for success.
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August 14, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Been thinking a lot lately about how to onboard strategically so you don’t end up in a rut down the line.
dev.people-work.io/blog/the-onb...
dev.people-work.io/blog/the-onb...
We have tried SOOOO many different project management apps and methods, and we always end up back at checkvist.com. So simple and lovely. No cruft.
Keyboard-driven task manager and list making tool | Checkvist
Create professional checklists, organize research notes, manage tasks. Work in teams. A generous free plan.
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August 13, 2025 at 11:22 PM
We have tried SOOOO many different project management apps and methods, and we always end up back at checkvist.com. So simple and lovely. No cruft.
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Your first 6 months at a job really affect the rest of the time you have at that place. What an opportunity! If that's you or someone you know, you should read this: people-work.io/for-onboardi...
Onboarding Employees
Your first six months at a job determine how the next few years will go. People Work can help.
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August 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Your first 6 months at a job really affect the rest of the time you have at that place. What an opportunity! If that's you or someone you know, you should read this: people-work.io/for-onboardi...
It was fun getting to write for this newsletter for Elynndi. I got my teaching certification decades ago before SEL was widely taught, but I still remember the beginnings of it starting to take root. This was a cool full-circle moment for me.
The mission of People Work nicely aligns with an education principle called Social Emotional Learning that teaches us to know ourselves, create goals and move toward achieving them, and build relationships of mutual trust and support.
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Authentic Connections: The New Professional Advantage
From today's teacher: Annie Hedgpeth We are excited to welcome Annie Hedgpeth as this week's guest writer for Mini Lessons! As the Co-Founder and Creative Director at Hedge-Ops Software, she helps org...
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August 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
It was fun getting to write for this newsletter for Elynndi. I got my teaching certification decades ago before SEL was widely taught, but I still remember the beginnings of it starting to take root. This was a cool full-circle moment for me.
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I suspect the major negative fallout of vibe coding isn’t going to be taking jobs from software developers but instead an epidemic of insecure apps that get hacked with ease
July 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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So true. We underestimate the discipline required to be intentional in people’s lives.
In parenting, management, friendship, and relationships, people say “just showing up is the biggest part of it“
This is true!
They also don’t mention how hard it is to consistently show up for everything.
This is true!
They also don’t mention how hard it is to consistently show up for everything.
July 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
So true. We underestimate the discipline required to be intentional in people’s lives.
Went to see the ocean this week and saw a beautiful sunset. No AI needed.
July 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Went to see the ocean this week and saw a beautiful sunset. No AI needed.
Sure, it takes swimming upstream to not allow tech to steal from us what makes us human, but it's so worth it.
I just wanted to say, I’m probably more proud of this Ted talk than just about anything I’ve ever done so I’m gonna be absolutely useless for the next couple of weeks as I promote the shit out of this because I want you to watch it because it matters in the moment we are in youtu.be/dVG8W-0p6vg
Tech Promised Everything. Did it deliver? | Scott Hanselman | TEDxPortland
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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July 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Sure, it takes swimming upstream to not allow tech to steal from us what makes us human, but it's so worth it.
So honored to get to speak with my fellow high elevation folk. 🏔️This lineup looks amazing - very well curated.
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I will be giving a talk about my favorite topic - people.
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I will be giving a talk about my favorite topic - people.
July 16, 2025 at 12:07 PM
So honored to get to speak with my fellow high elevation folk. 🏔️This lineup looks amazing - very well curated.
📆 View the line up: lnkd.in/ggPTfhtW
🎙️ Meet the Speakers: lnkd.in/gH49THUk
🎟️ Buy your tickets today: lnkd.in/gWCHMzpS
I will be giving a talk about my favorite topic - people.
📆 View the line up: lnkd.in/ggPTfhtW
🎙️ Meet the Speakers: lnkd.in/gH49THUk
🎟️ Buy your tickets today: lnkd.in/gWCHMzpS
I will be giving a talk about my favorite topic - people.
In our July newsletter we're talking about our Early Access Program. :) Take a look and see if you'd be a good contender for it. We're so excited to see what kinds of problems y'all are going to solve with this app.
People Work is ready for Early Access! Learn more in our newsletter. :)
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July 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
In our July newsletter we're talking about our Early Access Program. :) Take a look and see if you'd be a good contender for it. We're so excited to see what kinds of problems y'all are going to solve with this app.