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Faster Than 20

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Workouts, tools, and community for collaboration practitioners. Posts by @eekim.com.

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Liz Neeley
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Last call for Boston-area grad students & postdocs. We are hosting a one-day #scicomm & public engagement workshop on Tuesday, Oct 20. This is made possible by faculty sponsors at Brown & Harvard, and will be hosted at MIT. Application closes Friday - apply ASAP at bit.ly/ENGAGE-Bosto...

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A recent experiment in trying to save water sent me down a little rabbit hole about how hard it is to live your values, both in life and at work, and the balance between staying true to your larger intentions while being open to the unexpected. fasterthan20.com/2026/07/the-...

fasterthan20.comThe Calculus of Living Your ValuesI have lived in California for most of my life, and so the importance and scarcity of water is engrained in me. Several years ago, my friend Kate told me that she and her husband had made it a prac…
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What are areas in your work or in your life where adding friction might actually help you? Wanted to riff on some if your responses, specifically the importance of conflict and of making yourself vulnerable to others, and how folks are trying to avoid these frictions with AI.

fasterthan20.comDiscomfort Is Human (and Valuable)In my last blog post, I wrote about ways in which friction has been beneficial to my work and how, in this world of AI, we still have choices as to when and how we try to eliminate friction. I clos…
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Just because AI can do something doesn't mean we should let it. Friction can be a good thing. We can choose how we use AI so that it serves us and not the other way around. fasterthan20.com/2026/06/in-a... What are areas in your work or in your life where adding friction might actually help you?

fasterthan20.comIn an AI World, We Can Still Choose the “Hard” WayMuch of my work is about making it easier for groups to achieve their goals. Often, that entails finding ways to eliminate friction. But sometimes, the best way to help groups achieve their goals i…
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Our Working Agreements toolkit is one of our most foundational tools for building and improving culture. Over the years, we’ve refined and improved our templates and processes. You can now find the most updated version on our website. fasterthan20.com/toolkit/work...

fasterthan20.comWorking AgreementsEarly bird deadline for the Fall cohort of Power and Love for Managers is July 17. Apply now for 20% off! Group norms — how we communicate with each other, what we consider civil and appropriate, a…
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A beautiful gift from some participants from my last Power and Love for Managers cohort. Grateful for their thoughts, and even happier to see the bonds they formed!

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The app deadline for the Summer cohort is on May 29! It's a 10-week training for managers of all levels of experience, including aspiring. (It's free for folks who are 26 or under.) Hope you'll apply and share with others! fasterthan20.com/training/pow...

fasterthan20.comPower and Love for ManagersTen Weeks. A Diverse Cohort of Peers. Level Up Your Management Skills. Apply for the Summer 2026 cohort by May 29! Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental …

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Gbenga Ajilore
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This is a great piece from my dear friend @eekim.com. On the days when I'm feeling pessimistic, I will come back to this line. "When institutions fail us, relationships can still protect us in the short-term and change those institutions in the long-term." fasterthan20.com/2026/05/what...

fasterthan20.comWhat I Learned about Connection and Trust from Black Farmers and the CIALast month, I went to New York and D.C. to attend two meetings that, on the surface, could not have been more different. The first was a tour of land owned by Black farmers in rural upstate New Yor…
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Creating and being in intergenerational spaces is important to me. In my latest blog post, I share why, the importance of mentorship in my career, and some concrete steps I've taken to support younger practitioners in my work. fasterthan20.com/2026/03/inte...

fasterthan20.comIntergenerational Spaces Benefit EveryoneA few weeks ago, my Winter cohort of Power and Love for Managers had its final session in Oakland. We closed the training with appreciations, and one participant said how much she valued being in a…
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This Fri Dec 5 is the deadline to apply to Power and Love for Managers, my 10-week cohort training for managers of all levels of experience (including aspiring). Kickoff and close are in Oakland, the sessions in-between are on Zoom. fasterthan20.com/training/pow...

fasterthan20.comPower and Love for ManagersTen Weeks. A Diverse Cohort of Peers. Level Up Your Management Skills. Apply to the Winter 2026 cohort by December 5! Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentiment…
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If you or someone you know might benefit from this training, please share, and don't forget to apply by this Fri Dec 5. The training is free for folks 26 and under. Scholarships are available for others who might need them.

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This Fri Dec 5 is the deadline to apply to Power and Love for Managers, my 10-week cohort training for managers of all levels of experience (including aspiring). Kickoff and close are in Oakland, the sessions in-between are on Zoom. fasterthan20.com/training/pow...

fasterthan20.comPower and Love for ManagersTen Weeks. A Diverse Cohort of Peers. Level Up Your Management Skills. Apply to the Winter 2026 cohort by December 5! Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentiment…
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I designed this training because of three things I constantly see in my consulting work: 1. Managers don't get enough support, especially earlier in their career when they could most benefit from it.

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2. "Best practices" (such as how to give and receive feedback) don't take into account real power dynamics people face every day, whether with their reports or their bosses.

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In times of great urgency, it’s all too easy for businesses to skip over fundamental practices for the sake of getting things done. But there’s a huge cost, and we’re seeing that not just in orgs, but societally.

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Collaborating effectively does not have to be hard, but you have to do the work, and you can't skip steps. I've been reflecting a lot on this tendency over the past few years, and I have not only found an inspiring example of what is possible when practicing the fundamentals relentlessly.

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Ready to manage with clarity and compassion? Join the Power and Love for Managers 10-week cohort starting Sep 5: in-person kickoff and close (Oakland, CA), weekly 2-hour Zoom sessions, small & diverse (12 ppl). Apply now! fasterthan20.com/training/pow...

fasterthan20.comPower and Love for ManagersTen Weeks. A Diverse Cohort of Peers. Level Up Your Management Skills. The deadline to apply for the upcoming Fall training is August 15, 2025. Apply today! Power without love is reckless and abusi…

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