Despite all our digital connections, we are in the midst of what U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has described as an epidemic of loneliness. That sense of isolation is what Nicole Kenney wants to address with Hey Auntie!, an emerging social support …
When Monika Jiang set out to explore modern loneliness she asked a radical question: What if our experience of loneliness is our path back to each other? She took the leap—leaving her role as the head of Curation and Community at The House of Beautifu…
California’s top state court on Thursday upheld a measure approved by voters allowing app-based services such as Uber and Lyft to consider drivers in the most populous U.S. state as independent contractors rather than as employees entitled to gr…
Title of Course:
“Feedback Loops: How to Give and Receive High-Quality Feedback”
What prompted the idea for this course?
Given that my students pursue careers in an incredibly wide range of fields — business, philanthropy, sports, medicine, f…
Coming off the 2020 Tokyo Olympics—the least-watched on record—the International Olympic Committee saw the need to attract a younger audience. So it launched a new brand platform this month, “Sport. And More than Sport,” leaning into the stories beyon…
When I conduct communications training for rising leaders, one of the most frequent questions I am asked is “how do I increase my executive presence?” This question predominantly comes from women. Although, men can also benefit from paying attention t…
You miss an important meeting. Your flight gets canceled. You lose a crucial document when your computer crashes. You miss out on a significant deal. A key client has dumped you. The list could go on. Today’s workplaces are challenging, with the…
A performance improvement plan, also known as a PIP, is a formal document that outlines specific steps and goals for an employee to improve their performance or face potential termination.
“Ideally, it shouldn’t come as a surprise if you̵…
Over the past few decades, well-meaning business leaders have tried to build customer-centric workplaces to gain advantages over their competitors. The real key to success, however, starts with an employee-centric company culture.
While organizati…
The degree requirement in hiring has become a glaring paradox. Employers bemoan the shortage of talent while continuing to lean heavily on college credentials to screen out candidates—effectively excluding over half the U.S. workforce from considerati…
