“That tuna sandwich looks magnificent,” I told my wife. She laughed. It was a basic tuna on wheat. But I was test driving a crazy idea. I spoke to her like I speak… Continue reading →
“That tuna sandwich looks magnificent,” I told my wife. She laughed. It was a basic tuna on wheat. But I was test driving a crazy idea. I spoke to her like I speak… Continue reading →
This winter, experts are bracing for a double whammy of pandemic-related mental health struggles.
According to studies, depression symptoms are about three times more prevalent than they were before the pandemic, and mental health experts fear that pan…
To give employees flexibility, some companies have experimented with a four-day workweek. But what if instead of shortening the workweek, they shortened the work day, giving employees back a few hours at a time? That’s a question that employers …
One in 10 people are living with a mental health diagnosis, and likely someone you work with or manage every day. The global pandemic, social unrest, strain on the economy, remote work and everything in between that we experienced in 2020 likely caused…
The New Way We Work podcast launched in January, and over the last several weeks we’ve been looking at race in the workplace. We’ve talked to racial equity consultant Dorianne St Fleur about what companies get wrong about DEI; Porte…
Seven years ago, executive wellness coach Naz Beheshti had a dream. In it, her former boss, Steve Jobs, gave her one last assignment. “He appeared and simply and clearly—the way he always spoke to me in life—just told me that I nee…
Routines are to our time what budgets are to our money. We adhere to them to spend our time wisely. But, while routines can provide us with a sense of control, especially during a pandemic and ensuing unpredictability, they can also grow to take up the…
Feelings are hard work—if the past year has taught me anything, it’s that. And the work of managing feelings is an important part of many jobs. One of my professors used to call that “emotional labor.”
The term “emoti…
At the moment, I’m feeling overwhelmed, torn in many different directions, and it occurs to me that I need to implement more discipline in my life. But the word creates mixed emotions for me.
Whenever I hear the word “discipline,” …
