I was diagnosed with autism at the age of 41. Like many other women on the spectrum, I’d become an expert at masking my differences—even from myself—and mimicking others to fit in. It wasn’t until I got a high score on an in…
Six months into the coronavirus pandemic and the U.S. economy is still gripped by the outbreak. Any semblance of recovery has been painfully slow, and there are some indications it could worsen before it gets better. With so much pressure to survive, b…
The current global crisis has exacerbated inequities that have existed for far too long. Across the country, we’ve heard a call to action that cannot be ignored.
Customers, employees, and shareholders are demanding an end to systemic bias that i…
Chances are, a few of your bad habits have become particularly evident during the pandemic. Or maybe you’ve picked up a new bad habit altogether. You may notice aspects of the way you keep your home that make it hard to work there effectively. Y…
While remote work initially skyrocketed out of necessity due to COVID-19–increasing from 43% of office workers doing so at least one day a week to 83%, according to PwC–it will continue long after it’s required out of practicality …
The financial services industry is broken. We’ve known this for a very long time now. Take, for example, the $11B in overdraft-related fees charged by the nation’s biggest banks in 2019. Or, the way these fees disproportionately impact lo…
If you’re working remotely and living in a home overflowing with people 24/7, you may find yourself thinking creatively about how you can find a corner away from the distractions. On the other hand, if your life is a little too quiet right now o…
Editor’s Note: Each week Maynard Webb, former CEO of LiveOps and the former COO of eBay, will offer candid, practical, and sometimes surprising advice to entrepreneurs and founders. To submit a question, write to Webb at dearfound…
Habits are easy to fall into, including when you’re hiring. Capital Group, a global investment firm headquartered in Los Angeles, had created a robust internship program, but each summer the new class would look much like the last. Company leade…
When quarantines and stay-at-home orders swept across the country in March, many workers thought they’d be back in the office in a few weeks—a couple of months, tops. But as COVID-19 continued to surge and spike in areas that tried to get…
