A vintage illustration of a human skeleton sat on a rock, its left ankle on its right knee in a stretching position

Meditation apps won't cure workplace stress

Burnout happens when the demands of a job and the resources allocated to it are out of balance. Self-care won't help with that.

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
✍️ Building in public
This is journalism's largest exit interview

This is journalism's largest exit interview

27 journalists (for now) on why they stopped working in news

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
Journalism
The management tool too many newsrooms lack

The management tool too many newsrooms lack

A career ladder is a roadmap to promotion.

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
✍️ Building in public
What does a job offer that self-employment does not?

What does a job offer that self-employment does not?

And other thoughts prompted by the Changing Newsrooms 2023 report

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
Management
What being an exchange student did for me – and why every teen should have the same chance

What being an exchange student did for me – and why every teen should have the same chance

This is the speech I gave at the Rotary International Youth Exchange Officers 2023 Preconvention on 26 May 2023 in Melbourne, Australia. I am an alumna of the programme, which transformed my life.

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
🎧 Borderline
The burnout crisis is a workload crisis

The burnout crisis is a workload crisis

Hire more, ask for less. That’s where we need to start.

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
Essays
Why your employer wants to cut your pay when you move

Why your employer wants to cut your pay when you move

Work is increasingly location-independent. Compensation still isn't.

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
Essays
American is not a default setting (or how to build truly global products)

American is not a default setting (or how to build truly global products)

Lessons learned from 7 years running a global team, part 1

Isabelle Roughol
Isabelle Roughol
Product