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…
Successful people rarely become better leaders because they know  more. They become better leaders because they follow through on what they know.
Chances are, you encounter drama at work regularly. My guess is that if you had a nickel every time someone asked for advice because they’d been “harassed at work” or they had to deal with an employee who is “gaming the syst…
No matter how you slice the data, women in the U.S. earn a lot less than men.
A typical woman working full-time makes 81 cents for every dollar a man earns, little more than the 77 cents she got a decade ago. Within careers, it can vary widely, with fe…
Though critical thinking skills are well researched, there is significantly less research focused on the dispositional aspect of critical thinking.
