Whether it’s to fit more into a day or to carve out some extra free time, many of us are interested in boosting our productivity. This never-ending quest to get more done, however, could be coming at a great cost. While completing a high volume …
I don’t care what anyone says, email isn’t dead.
Despite chat and videoconferencing apps like Slack, Teams, and Zoom promising to rid us of the tyranny of the inbox, email use hasn’t declined. In fact, when we conducted research fo…
I’ve been on my computer for four hours today, and I’m not sure I’ve gotten anything done. This is entirely my fault, to be clear—I have deep impulse-control problems. At the same time, this is happening by design.
The moder…
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Emotional “body blows” often come without warning. You’ve made a big mistake. You got fired. You got bad news from a medical test. Whatever the news is, you’re stunned and feeling disoriented or overwhelmed.
Even when you&#x…
Editor’s Note: Each week Maynard Webb, former CEO of LiveOps and the former COO of eBay, will offer candid, practical, and sometimes surprising advice to entrepreneurs and founders. To submit a question, write to Webb at dearfound…
Last fall, I was the first visibly pregnant CEO on the cover of a business magazine—a powerful symbol in a climate in which women-founded startups attracted less than 3% of venture dollars. (That number is even more dismal for women of color.) T…
“So, why are you looking for a new job?” If you’re searching for work, you’ll likely be asked some version of this common interview question. And, if your reasons for leaving your job are unrehearsed, it’s easy to fum…
When confronted with a decision, most of us default to choosing between A and B because, at first blush, the world appears binary. Black and white, male and female, yes and no.
When faced with a decision, if we don’t immediately get an internal …
