Sure, we know that feelings are highly contagious, and being positive can help others around us to feel the same, but let’s be honest for a moment: sometimes life isn’t all rainbows. Some days aren’t great, and sometimes positivity isn’t the best way …
If we haven’t been there ourselves, we’ve seen it happen: A well-respected team member, bursting with potential, is promoted into a new leadership role. There are congratulations and smiles all around, and the new chief digs in, scheduling meetings an…
A few years ago, our team was preparing to launch a major update when we hit an unexpected snag. The accessibility team flagged that our new voice search feature—while technically impressive—was failing users with speech impairments. Marketing was eag…
The feeling that you’re not quite qualified enough for a job, yet somehow managed to slip through the cracks without anyone noticing, is known as imposter syndrome. The sneaky form of self-doubt can show up across occupations (and even outside o…
When Ricardo Dollero graduated from UCLA last May with great grades and a robust resume of extracurriculars, he wasn’t expecting a particularly difficult job search. After majoring in anthropology, he looked for jobs at museums or nonprofits, but afte…
Tech groups seeking renewable energy to meet huge demand from AI
The sound of crickets isn’t always a sign of a peaceful night; sometimes, it’s the deafening silence of unasked questions in a virtual meeting, or an email left unread in an overflowing inbox. Especially as hybrid and remote work become the norm, comm…
Strong leaders energize conversations. Poor communication drains teams.
Use this self-assessment to reflect on how your communication impacts the people around you. Even small adjustments can lift engagement, clarify expectations, and fuel forward mom…
If you ask a calculator to multiply two numbers, it multiplies two numbers: end of story. It doesn’t matter if you’re doing the multiplication to work out unit costs, to perpetuate fraud, or to design a bomb—the calculator simply carries out the task …
When I entered the workforce, we sent documents by fax. Everyone had a landline. If you needed to do research, you went to the library—with actual books.
Today, many of my younger colleagues would be unfamiliar with these relics of office life. Gen…
