There is a quote from leadership and company culture expert Larry Senn that says, “Culture is not an initiative. Culture is the enabler of all initiatives.” I couldn’t agree more.
At our startup, the values behind our culture fuel and inspire every…
Merrill Lynch has agreed to pay nearly $20 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that accuses the Wall Street brokerage giant of racially discriminating against its Black financial advisers.
The lawsuit alleges that African American advisers emp…
Leading with passion and a trauma-informed approach is a necessity in a world where experiences are getting more intense.
In recent years, the world has been anything but stable. We’ve faced a pandemic, wars, economic crises, and environmental disa…
Tesla shareholders will vote on CEO Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package on June 13 that a Delaware judge voided in January, calling the sum “unfathomable” and because she found the billionaire improperly controlled the process.
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You’ve probably been told the benefits of having a mentor—someone who can guide you, support you, and help you advance in your career. And if you have a manager, that’s probably who you gravitate to. Initially, it’s a match made in professional …
What We’re Told: “There’s nowhere to go but up.”
This refrain has its roots at rock bottom. It’s something we hear when things are at their worst. It’s what we tell each other (or ourselves) to inspire a belief that things will get better. But in t…
In 2021, Maya Shankar’s podcast, A Slight Change of Plans—which chronicles how we navigate and grow through change—was awarded Best Show of the Year by Apple. So, it may come as a surprise that the cognitive scientist herself is a “huge fan of the sta…
Loss is a fact of life. Sooner or later, every one of us will lose loved ones, and those losses create a rip in the fabric of our lives. To start to repair that tear, we engage in a grieving process that helps us rewrite the story of our lives in a wa…
Tesla shareholders will vote on June 13 to ratify Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package, which a Delaware judge voided in January because she found he improperly controlled the process. They will also be asked to approve moving the company’s…
Last year, the so-called Great Resignation came to an end as quit rates returned to pre-pandemic levels. But this return to the status quo has not necessarily translated into a boon in retention for U.S. companies, many of which were struggling with e…
