When I look back at my 30-year career, I mostly remember the feelings. I recall the rush of my first big assignment, the nerves that came with being asked my opinion for the first time, and the joy that came from the pace of my success alongside my mal…
Leaders need a new playbook for the “next normal.” One approach is to leverage elements of design thinking and agile practices to create an “ecosystem of engagement.” This methodology is extremely useful when trying to solve…
Public institutions can make more of their data resources. Five actions can help them modernize their data infrastructures and unlock significant value across state, economy, and society.
If my manager ever texts me “hi,” “hello,” or “hey,” without any further context, I will assume that I’m fired. It’s the only logical conclusion. The same goes for “are you around?”,…
My summer job as a teenager was taking care of plants at a nursery.
A hot summer day spent pruning roses isn’t pleasant—there’s a lot of sweat and blood involved. But there’s a very real sense of accomplishment when you …
Have you ever considered trying a new role at your company, but you were too nervous to ask? What were you afraid of exactly? That your boss would be upset? That your coworkers would see you as abandoning them? Too often, employees feel discouraged f…
One of the nice things about the work-from-home environment is that you have a lot of control over your social network. Meeting with someone is an intentional act. You have to set up a time and mode for the meeting. You can choose the view you want on …
Unfounded assumptions about how motherhood affects worker productivity can harm women’s careers in science, technology, engineering, and math long before they are—or even intend to become—mothers, we found in a new study.
It is wel…
Exclusion. Inequality. Inefficiency. Isolation.
These are a few of the challenges a hybrid workforce leader must address and overcome if they want to lead a high-performing, agile team.
Here’s how.
Emphasize inclusion
One of the challenges of a …
In March, a piece of digital art by graphic designer Beeple sold for $69 million at the auction house Christie’s. The sale was backed by an NFT, or nonfungible token, which secures ownership rights to artwork through a digital record of the tran…
