Great teachers often say they learn more from their students than the pupils do from their instructors.
One of the most rewarding parts of being a guest “Shark” on season 11 of Shark Tank was the opportunity to amass new lessons about ent…
After five months of maternity leave, it was time to get back to the office.
I had done my research on how to prepare. Childcare (check), pump parts ready for the office (check), practice commute (check), start having dad give babe the bottle more to e…
Exercise is a powerful tool with a special impact on how our brains work.
It energizes our bodies, causing us to take deeper breaths and oxygenate our cells, but it also improves neuroplasticity, or the ability of the brain to change itself, well into …
Making a career change in the midst of a global pandemic might seem wild at first. After all, the unemployment rate is currently at 14.7 percent—the highest since the Great Depression.
But many people right now are considering taking a job in a …
Power is not a dirty word. Power is a fact of life. Power, according to social psychologist Deborah Gruenfeld, exists in every relationship—whether we like that idea or not—and to be effective in any role, power needs to be understood. &#…
Tiffany and her boyfriend worked at restaurants in New York, and when the coronavirus emergency shuttered restaurants, they were laid off within hours of each other. Now they have no income, and working for tipped wages left them with little reserves. …
I’m Lisa Smith, I’m an engineering manager for Zapier’s developer platform, and I’m an Old. I’ve been working in tech since before there was a Google. In a previous life, I was a librarian. The kind that touches actua…
Among the storm clouds known as COVID-19, there are a few silver linings. One is that being forced to work from home all of a sudden is shaking up our calcified ideas about remote work. Although the current situation isn’t necessarily a fair yar…
Getting a handle on workplace culture is easier when everyone is working in an office together. When employees are working remotely, however, it can leave the door open to problems. If your organization hasn’t intentionally developed remote work…
During the last recession, I was in the middle of a three-year study of how people were working differently with the release of new mobile technology. At the time, working from home was being sold as the solution to all manner of ills: women’s p…
