Everyone needs to know how to use the power of persuasion. The ability to bring investors, customers, or new hires over to your side is vital for success. For a startup, this is even more important.
I’ve had a lot of experience watching and judg…
Follow-through is the engine of progress. Poor follow-through, poor results. 3 dangers of poor follow-through: People don’t respect you. Procrastination drains your energy like a dripping faucet. Team performance drops. People end up… Conti…
Americans are getting married for the first time later in life, and they are also delaying having children. This makes discussions around fertility—and infertility—vital. With most households boasting two full-time professionals, families…
A certain amount of stress at work is inevitable. Unfortunately, too many of us are feeling “unduly stressed,” according to a study by the online job platform CareerCast. Seventy-eight percent of respondents rank their stress at seven or …
Being ambitious is nearly synonymous with a perpetual state of stress and busyness. But even the most ambitious go-getter may need to hit pause every now and then. After all, it’s the highest achievers who are sometimes most prone to burnout: Ab…
The gender pay gap is nothing new; the first National Equal Pay Day occurred 23 years ago. April 2nd, National Equal Pay Day, symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned… Read More
In an article titled Do Not Disturb: How I Ditched My Phone and Unbroke My Brain, tech columnist Kevin Roose describes how smartphone addiction feels:
I found myself incapable of reading books, watching full-length movies or having long uninterrupted c…
In truth, so much of what happens to us in life is random–we are pawns at the mercy of Lady Luck. To take ownership of our experiences and exert a feeling of control over our future, we tell stories about ourselves that weave meaning and continu…
We all know networking is important to leadership success. Yet many women do not use and access networks as effectively as they can due to these 5 self-limiting factors.
Everyone knows that confidence is essential to negotiating a raise or promotion.
But for women, closing the ‘confidence gap’ can’t solve the wage gap. Self-assurance alone won’t turn 85 cents into a dollar or overturn a syst…
