Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (Rudzhan Nagiev) If you’re like many people, you may feel that – given the toxic, polarized state of public discourse these days – it’s best to avoid differences of opinion in the workplace. But that’s not necessarily so, says Mónica Guzmán, journalist and author of I Never Thought of It That Way: […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (BRO Vector) Gabby Rivera was raised in a Puerto Rican family in the Bronx, came out as queer, and published a critically acclaimed debut novel, Juliet Takes a Breath, about her coming-of-age story. Then Marvel Comics called. They invited her to write America, a comic book series about America Chavez, Marvel’s first […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (BrownAlex) “We’ve all been living under this delusion that to succeed, we must burn out,” says Arianna Huffington, co-founder of The Huffington Post and CEO of Thrive Global. “I can tell you that based on the latest science and ancient wisdom, it doesn’t have to be that way. You can achieve peak […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (Ponomariova_Maria) There’s a funny thing – actually, a few funny things – about how we think about listening. One is that when we feel we haven’t been listened to, our best response is to repeat ourselves, only louder. Or to retreat and say nothing at all. Another funny thing is that although […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (SpicyTruffel) We all know our attention tends to be scattered because so many things compete for it. But have you ever asked yourself exactly how much you’re missing when trying to pay attention to a task? Ten percent? Twenty? Thirty? The answer is 50 percent, according to Dr. Amishi Jha, a professor […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (PCH-Vector) Brittney Castro, a Certified Financial Planner who has worked alongside brands ranging from Chase to ETrade to Zoom, started working in the field at 22 – just when everyone was experiencing the Great Recession. She observed, in her words, “everyone freaking out” and wondered why. Logically, she understands that downward cycles […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (treety) Mollie West Duffy is an expert in organizational development, learning and development, and leadership development and coaching. She previously was an organizational design lead at global innovation firm IDEO and has helped advise and coach leaders and founders at companies including Casper, Google, LinkedIn, Bungalow, and Slack. She is the co-author […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (lemono) Personal finance expert Farnoosh Torabi likes to say that surveys show that 75 percent of Americans are anxious about their finances – and the other 25 percent are lying. “We would rather chat about death, our sex lives, and politics before revealing what is in our bank accounts,” she says. But […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (Hiraman) After becoming a four-time Grand Slam champion and the highest-paid female athlete in the world, Naomi Osaka became a leading role model for mental health. She did this by withdrawing from the French Open in 2021 – a rather challenging year for most of us – to prioritize her own mental […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (PeopleImages) Ginni Rometty didn’t grow up in a privileged family. She didn’t have lots of early mentors. And she didn’t pursue a field filled with women who excelled before her. Yet she became the first female President and CEO of IBM, one of the most enduring tech companies in the world. So, […]