We are officially halfway through summer. And while summer is a time for fun and sun it is also a natural inflection point for taking stock of the year’s progress. And many workers are feeling midyear burnout.
As author Cal Newport explains, …
Millennials were relentlessly ridiculed for their avocado toast consumption; for Gen Z, it’s $7 iced lattes.
The stereotypes that younger generations spend too much seem to follow a similar pattern: Perhaps, if it weren’t for their reckless s…
Managers play a crucial role in shaping an employee’s experience. For example, research shows that nearly 70% of the variability in employee engagement can be predicted by their managers’ behavior, decisions, and personality traits. In other wor…
Pop quiz: Which trait do you value most in your organizational leaders?
A) Rapid response to emerging issues
B) Ability to foster change
C) Hand-eye coordination
Odds are your gut tells you “A”—that in a fast-paced world fueled by disrupt…
Instead of excitement about the upcoming election, many of my patients and friends—regardless of political affiliation—report they’re terrified at the thought of the “other side” winning. Democrats tell me they fear Donald Trump will end our democracy…
Everybody needs sales skills. We all have something we want others to buy into, whether it’s an idea we have, a proposal we want supported, or a product we are pushing. When our pitch is successful, others help us achieve our goals. When it’s not, we …
Your eyes snap open in the dark of the night. The clock tells you it’s 4 a.m. You roll over and try to go back to sleep. But you can’t.
You’re haunted by a persistent feeling of uneasiness. Maybe it’s because of that pending interview or earnings …
As managers struggle under heightened pressure to do more with less, their staff are feeling ignored, and checking out.
The vicious cycle is documented across numerous studies and surveys which suggest an increasingly fast-moving and complex busine…
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In recent years the movie industry has gone through the streaming revolution, the pandemic, labor strikes, and “Barbenheimer.” But after countless upheavals in Hollywood, you’re still more than twice as likely to see male speaking ch…
