Last week, I attended a one-day workshop here in Austin, with Lara Hogan on Demystifying Management. Lara was previously VP of Engineering at Kickstarter and an Engineering Director at Etsy, and she’s now a leadership coach. I have followed her blog for some years, after some colleagues shared her post on work at different managementContinue reading “Lara Hogan On Coaching”
Author Archives: Elizabeth
WordCamp US 2017
Last weekend, my friend and colleague, Zandy Ring, and I spoke at WordCamp US in Nashville. Our topic was “Remote Control: Establishing Accountability and Expectations in a Distributed Environment.” Here is our blurb:
Whistler, Canada
My company, Automattic, has a Grand Meetup every year, where all of us come from around the world to hang out in person together for a week, work on projects, teach each other things, talk about work, and eat a lot. I have written about this before, although only really the first time, when theContinue reading “Whistler, Canada”
WordCamp Albuquerque 2016
At this year’s WordCamp Albuquerque, I gave a talk on using WordPress.com for business sites. Learn the difference between the two flavors of WordPress and which is best for your clients!
My Calendar
I work from home and one of the main questions that I get from people is, “So what is your day like, exactly? Do you have trouble staying on task?” People want to hear about coffee shops and working from the beach and going for long rambles in the sunshine in midday, and for a lotContinue reading “My Calendar”
Flash Talks
Every year, my company, Automattic, has a grand meetup somewhere in the world. We are a distributed company and have employees who work from all over the world. While we have many smaller group meetups throughout the year, the yearly grand meetup is the only time we all get to see each other in person.Continue reading “Flash Talks”
My a8c Story
As most of you know, I work as a Happiness Engineer for Automattic (a8c, for short), which means I provide support for people who use WordPress.com. This week, a bunch of my colleagues are posting about our daily work. If you’re interested in what people who have my same job do every day, check out theContinue reading “My a8c Story”
WordCamp Philly 2014
On Saturday, my colleagues and I gave a talk at WordCamp Philly on how to get a reputation for outstanding support without significantly increasing the time you spend giving it. If you’re a developer, designer, or website builder (or if you ever have occasion to work with clients), support is key!
Blogging as Non-Traditional Support Documentation
Today, I spoke at the Budapest Write the Docs. I talked about what I’ve learned about documentation through posting on the WordPress.com blog and The Daily Post.
Traffic Building for Beginning Bloggers
Here are the slides from a talk I gave at WordCamp Albuquerque in 2013. The subject was on Traffic Building for beginning bloggers.
Elizabeth Urello 