As we enter month seven of the pandemic, social distancing has taken its toll, and more people report feeling lonely. Loneliness is a health risk that impacts your well-being and work. A study from the mobile coaching platform BetterUp found that lonel…
Early in my professional life, when I worked in merchandising and brand management for one of the world’s most recognizable global retailers, I was told that leaving would be the biggest mistake of my career. I am so glad that I didn’t li…
At this point, we all know that multitasking is bad for productivity. And certainly the pandemic has upended our work lives. For many people, this spring meant suddenly going from a routine involving going to the office to working, daily, from our home…
In July 2019, our human insights company opened its first international office, in Edinburgh, Scotland. This followed a monthslong process that saw me and members of our executive team cross the pond several times to scout locations, interview job cand…
The first Glassdoor review felt like a gut punch: “Toxic executives create culture of fear and intimidation,” said the headline published in August 2020.
What went through my head was, “Whoa, do I and this person work at the same c…
Confession: I have a tendency to be late . . . but only to certain things. For example, I rarely am late on a deadline or to an interview. I like to be exactly on time and not one minute sooner. However, I’m almost always late to a party, meetin…
I’ve always suffered from insomnia. My mind wanders so feverishly that it outruns sleep. On a recent REM-less evening I watched some binge-worthy content about the rain forest. The footage was so immersive, the drip drop of tropical rain so mesm…
Imagine two soccer teams. The first is a professional team and extremely skilled. They know every technique, they practice endlessly, and they win most of their games.
The second team has never actually played soccer before. They show up to practice in…
“We’re all in this together.”
For the past five months, that has been the message of the United States and all around the world. Governments are saying it in their press speeches. Companies are saying it with their ads. People are …
You sit down at your desk, ready to dive into whatever is on your plate. Then the white noise of every worry you have right now starts to make itself heard in your brain. Pandemic. Economy. Unemployment. Politics. Current events. Holiday shopping.
If y…
