Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (Ekaterina Okuneva) You don’t need to wait to get through a challenging time to cultivate happiness, says Dr. Laurie Santos, who teaches the most popular class in Yale’s history: “Psychology and the Good Life,” and has spoken to the Conferences for Women community. Plenty of proven, science-backed strategies exist to live happier, […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (Flashvector) While many things are beyond our control right now–from world events to how people will behave at Thanksgiving dinner–how we respond to them is up to us. So what if we use this time to focus on what success looks like for us in 2025? Here are five key insights we […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (bagira22) As an eventful year comes to a close, many people feel physically and emotionally exhausted. But Jacinta Jiménez, psychologist and author of The Burnout Fix, has tips for catching burnout before it catches you. 1. Develop Psychological Safety “Psychological safety,” says Jiménez, “is like a psychological trust fall.” The concept, coined […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (Nadezhda Kurbatova) Robyn Garrett is a speaker, author, and CEO of Beamably, a leadership technology company that helps leaders develop the courage to change the world. She also literally wrote the book on happiness at work: Happy at Work: How to Create a Happy, Engaging Workplace for Today’s (and Tomorrow’s!) Workforce. Robyn […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (SurfUpVector) Angela Garbes, author of Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change, is clear about the significance of care work—not only to families but also to organizations and society at large. “Care work is the work that makes all other work possible,” she says. Whether it’s paid professionals like nannies and home health […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (Tetiana Lazunova) Entrepreneur Julie Rice and her business partners Elizabeth Cutler and Ruth Zuckerman broke new ground nearly twenty years ago when they founded SoulCycle. And they soon realized that while people came for fitness, they returned for each other. Suddenly, Rice and Cutler had an idea for a new business called […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (Tetiana Lazunova) In anticipation of World Mental Health Day on October 10th, we are sharing tips from a recent conversation with Jeff Benton, founder of Paragon Performance Evolution, about prioritizing well-being in the workplace. Conferences for Women Communications Director: I usually ask people to talk about the personal story that got them […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (Svetlana Larshina) Joyce Abbott is the longtime Philadelphia teacher after whom the hit show Abbott Elementary was named. She has been recognized three times as a “Who’s Who Among America’s Finest Teachers.” She is also a former United States Army Staff Sergeant. In other words, she knows something about setting high expectations, […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (Eva Almqvist) Kimberly Brown, an expert in careers and leadership, has a manifesto: You must believe in yourself and your vision to manifest your desired life. But she doesn’t position herself as a motivational or inspirational speaker. Instead, she believes in behavior change that works. So, if you are thinking about making […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (BRO Vector) “There’s a reason why NASDAQ and other organizations want more women in the boardroom,” says Lucinda Crabtree, Ph.D., a seasoned biotech executive and Chief Financial Officer at MorphoSys. “We have strong qualities and unique perspectives to bring to the table—our differences add value and should be viewed as assets,” she […]