A little while ago, I came across an article on a reputable news platform that alarmed me to the point of writing a rebuttal to the editors. After I submitted my rebuttal, the editors attempted to revise their article to appear more empathetic to…
A few months ago, President Biden announced his plans to decline the Democratic nomination for the 2024 presidential election. Regardless of your political views, he made a decision that went against his interests for the greater good of the country. …
Conversations about leadership these days almost always use the recent pandemic as a reference point. While we all might want to put the pandemic behind us, it would be a mistake to miss the most important lesson we learned during that time about lead…
Navigating the ever-evolving workplace is no small feat, especially when understanding Gen Z. In nearly two decades of steering organizations through change, I’ve witnessed how this generation is shaking things up. Here are five signs you’re not engag…
In psychology, compartmentalizing is a defense mechanism people use to avoid cognitive dissonance—the uncomfortable feeling of conflicting thoughts, emotions, or experiences. For example, if you just went through a bad breakup, you might listen to lov…
Some might say there is no better place to build your confidence and character than at work. Others might say there is no place worse.
If you have ever been belittled or ostracized while on the job, you probably haven’t forgotten how it felt—and yo…
There are days at work when there is an all-hands-on-deck, this-is-not-a-drill, drop-whatever-you’re-doing-and-help emergency. And on those days, you find a way to be useful to address the crisis at hand before you return to your regularly scheduled t…
The top job can be hard. But as the former Novartis CEO explains, leaders can take pleasure in competing—while honing the personal qualities needed to succeed in the role and rally an organization.
As a writer and editor and manager, my job involves words. One of the most important things I need to get right is getting a message across clearly. And yet still, like all humans, every day has moments of crossed wires and misunderstandings.
In a…
What if you couldn’t see others as they really are?
What if you couldn’t see yourself as you really are?
And what if you had no way of knowing that what you thought you saw was not at all what there was to see?
On a recent e…
