Love those legumes!
“Legumes” sounds like such a fancy word. Let’s clarify that we’re talking about beans, folks. Beans, lentils, peas, chickpeas, it’s all good… and good for you. Legumes are amazingly nutritious, high in protein and fiber, low in fat, and low in glycemic load. Legumes...
The Motivating (and Demotivating) Effects of Learning Others’ Salaries
Dimitri Otis/Getty Images Pay inequality is common in most workplaces. You get paid significantly more than your subordinates, your boss gets paid more than you, and your boss’s boss gets even more. In many large organizations, some employees can take home...
The Motivating (and Demotivating) Effects of Learning Others’ Salaries
Dimitri Otis/Getty Images Pay inequality is common in most workplaces. You get paid significantly more than your subordinates, your boss gets paid more than you, and your boss’s boss gets even more. In many large organizations, some employees can take home...
Episode 22: A Better Way to Say Sorry
"I'm sorry you feel that way." Some apologies can actually make things worse. Our Happiness Guinea Pigs, Jolenta Greenburg and Kristin Meinzer of the By the Book podcast, try a more effective way of saying sorry. source...
Is Retail Dying? Plus, How Are Companies Spending their Tax Cuts?
Youngme Moon, Mihir Desai, and Felix Oberholzer-Gee discuss whether the “retailpocalypse” is real, try to figure out how companies are spending their Trump tax cuts, debate whether share buybacks are a good thing or a bad thing, and offer their picks for...
Is Retail Dying? Plus, How Are Companies Spending their Tax Cuts?
Youngme Moon, Mihir Desai, and Felix Oberholzer-Gee discuss whether the “retailpocalypse” is real, try to figure out how companies are spending their Trump tax cuts, debate whether share buybacks are a good thing or a bad thing, and offer their picks for...
How to Gracefully Exclude Coworkers from Meetings, Emails, and Projects
Here it is/Getty Images You and about 20 of your coworkers are sitting around a crowded conference room table, discussing the details of some project. Some people are fighting for attention, trying to get a word in. Others won’t stop talking. Others have tuned...
10 behaviors for healthy weight loss
Losing weight is challenging, and it seems everyone has an opinion on the best way to do it. The bottom line is “one size does not fit all” when it comes to weight loss. Basic differences such as age, sex, body type, underlying medical issues, physical activity,...
How to Gracefully Exclude Coworkers from Meetings, Emails, and Projects
Here it is/Getty Images You and about 20 of your coworkers are sitting around a crowded conference room table, discussing the details of some project. Some people are fighting for attention, trying to get a word in. Others won’t stop talking. Others have tuned...
Auditing Algorithms for Bias
Laurence Dutton/Getty Images In 1971, philosopher John Rawls proposed a thought experiment to understand the idea of fairness: the veil of ignorance. What if, he asked, we could erase our brains so we had no memory of who we were — our race, our...
End the Corporate Health Care Tax
Bjarte Rettedal/Getty Images Imagine if a single piece of legislation could effectively eliminate all U.S. corporate taxes, subsidize hundreds of millions of dollars in new corporate investment, increase the take-home pay of most U.S. employees, ease state and local...
Managing a Data Science Team
Ragnar Schmuck/Getty Images Many managers of data science teams become managers because they were great individual contributors and not necessarily because they have the skills or training to lead a team. (I include myself in that group.) But management is a skill...
The 6 Fundamental Skills Every Leader Should Practice
Thomas J Peterson/Getty Images There’s an old story about a tourist who asks a New Yorker how to get to the storied concert venue Carnegie Hall and is told, “Practice, practice, practice.” Obviously, this is good advice if you want to become a...
The 6 Fundamental Skills Every Leader Should Practice
Thomas J Peterson/Getty Images There’s an old story about a tourist who asks a New Yorker how to get to the storied concert venue Carnegie Hall and is told, “Practice, practice, practice.” Obviously, this is good advice if you want to become a...
Five Ways Mindfulness Meditation Is Good for Your Health
In recent decades, researchers have been gaining insight into the benefits of practicing mindfulness meditation. By studying more secular versions of this ancient tradition, they’ve found that learning to pay attention to our current experiences and accept them...
When Men Mentor Women
David Smith, associate professor of sociology at the U.S. Naval War College, and Brad Johnson, professor of psychology at the United States Naval Academy, argue that it is vital for more men to mentor women in the workplace. In the post-#MeToo world, some men have...
How the U.S. Can Rebuild Its Capacity to Innovate
Jetta Productions/Getty Images Many U.S. firms have long had a simple mantra: “Invent here, manufacture there.” But, increasingly, those same companies are now choosing to invent as well as manufacture abroad. From automotive to semiconductors to pharma to...
Intensive CBT: How fast can I get better?
A highly effective psychotherapy called cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on how our thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes can affect our feelings and behavior. Traditional CBT treatment usually requires weekly 30- to 60-minute sessions over 12 to 20 weeks. A...
How Lilly Is Getting More Women into Leadership Positions
Jenner Image/Getty Images Much has been written about the troubling lack of women in leadership roles generally and in health care in particular. At Lilly, we have tackled this problem head-on. Our approaches, we think, can be helpful to other companies working to...
Your Data Literacy Depends on Understanding the Types of Data and How They’re Captured
Marco Guidi/EyeEm/Getty Images The ability to understand and communicate about data is an increasingly important skill for the 21st-century citizen, for three reasons. First, data science and AI are affecting many industries globally, from healthcare and government to...
How Independent Should Your Teenager Be?
When one of our teens, who shall remain nameless, was 15, my husband Mark and I got a surprising email from another parent we’ll call Maureen. Our teen had decided to go to a concert with Maureen’s daughter, Maddie, and she was writing to let us know that she would be...
Why Privacy Regulations Don’t Always Do What They’re Meant To
Maartje Van Caspel/EyeEm/Getty Images First, California passed major privacy legislation in June. Then in late September, the Trump administration published official principles for a single national privacy standard. Not to be left out, House...
How Independent Should Teenagers Be?
When one of our teens, who shall remain nameless, was 15, my husband Mark and I got a surprising email from another parent we’ll call Maureen. Our teen had decided to go to a concert with Maureen’s daughter, Maddie, and she was writing to let us know that she would be...
The Art of Claiming Credit
From the Women at Work podcast: Listen and subscribe to our podcast via Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS Download the discussion guide for this episode Join our online community Download this podcast Have you ever offered up an idea in a meeting and...
“We Had Gone Back 20 Years.” The Heads of Puerto Rico’s Largest Media Company on Life After Hurricane Maria
AFP Contributor/Getty Images When Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico in September 2017, it became one of the deadliest storms ever to hit the island. Nearly 3,000 people were killed and parts of the island are still recovering, lacking access to power and clean water...
How to have a safe Halloween
Halloween is a magical day for children. They get to dress up, there are festivities at school — and, of course, they get candy. Here are some simple tips from the American Academy of Pediatrics to keep Halloween magical by keeping children safe. Safe Halloween...
AI’s Potential to Diagnose and Treat Mental Illness
The United States faces a mental health epidemic. Nearly one in five American adults suffers from a form of mental illness. Suicide rates are at an all-time high, 115 people die daily from opioid abuse, and one in eight Americans over 12 years’ old take an...
How Managers Can Make Casual Networking Events More Inclusive
Some years ago, at a former company, I began noticing a curious series of events. My manager and team practiced an egalitarian decision-making process in which we would meet, discuss everything from content marketing campaigns to social media tactics, and collectively...
The Promise and Peril of a Star CEO
Star CEOs can be good for companies, providing social proof that their firm is a high quality place and making it easier to attract capital and talent. But they can also be dangerous. The recent cases of Tesla, Papa John’s, and CBS exemplify this: all three...
Where Music and Empathy Converge in the Brain
Music seems to be a social glue. Think of how love songs enhance our romantic feelings, how marching bands intensity our affinity for the home team, or how huge rock concerts make us feel one with a crowd of thousands. Music has some special power to increase our...
The Promise and Peril of a Star CEO
Star CEOs can be good for companies, providing social proof that their firm is a high quality place and making it easier to attract capital and talent. But they can also be dangerous. The recent cases of Tesla, Papa John’s, and CBS exemplify this: all three...
Dark patches on the face may be melasma
You may have heard melasma referred to as “the mask of pregnancy,” because it is sometimes triggered by an increase in hormones in pregnant women. But while the condition may be common among pregnant women, you don’t have to be pregnant to experience melasma....
Dark patches on the face may be melasma
You may have heard melasma referred to as “the mask of pregnancy,” because it is sometimes triggered by an increase in hormones in pregnant women. But while the condition may be common among pregnant women, you don’t have to be pregnant to experience melasma....
Why Climate Change and Other Global Problems Are Pushing Some Business Leaders to Embrace Regulation
Martin Barraud/Getty Images Global carbon emissions need to be reduced to net zero by 2050 to have a good chance of holding global average temperature rises to no more than 1.5oC, a level that would be disastrous, but not catastrophic for human civilization. So states...
Lessons from Mayo Clinic’s Redesign of Stroke Care
David Pereiras/Getty Images Facing escalating costs of medications and technology, health care patients and providers in the United States continue to search for opportunities to reduce overall costs while maintaining and improving health care outcomes. At the Mayo...
Dark patches on the face may be melasma
You may have heard melasma referred to as “the mask of pregnancy,” because it is sometimes triggered by an increase in hormones in pregnant women. But while the condition may be common among pregnant women, you don’t have to be pregnant to experience melasma....
Research: Investors Punish Entrepreneurs for Stereotypically Feminine Behaviors
Francesco Carta fotografo/Getty Images “I would not be caught dead in a pink suit now,” says Susan Perry, the founder of SpeechMED, a startup that translates complex medical information into language patients can understand. Clothing is just one of the...
7 Myths About Coming Out at Work
hh5800/Getty Images More and more big businesses are providing workplace protections for LGBTIQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer) people. It’s becoming clear that when workers can bring their authentic selves to work, they are more...
Why You Should Prioritize Your Friendships
When I recently moved my youngest son into college and felt unexpected grief at my “empty nest,” I turned to my friends for help. These are women I’ve known more than 40 years, who know me better than anyone else and gave me exactly what I needed: a sympathetic ear,...
Dark patches on the face may be melasma
You may have heard melasma referred to as “the mask of pregnancy,” because it is sometimes triggered by an increase in hormones in pregnant women. But while the condition may be common among pregnant women, you don’t have to be pregnant to experience melasma....
Working with People Who Aren’t Self-Aware
Sven Krobot/EyeEm/Getty Images Even though self-awareness — knowing who we are and how we’re seen — is important for job performance, career success, and leadership effectiveness, it’s in remarkably short supply in today’s workplace. In...
Dark patches on the face may be melasma
You may have heard melasma referred to as “the mask of pregnancy,” because it is sometimes triggered by an increase in hormones in pregnant women. But while the condition may be common among pregnant women, you don’t have to be pregnant to experience melasma....
How to Stop Delegating and Start Teaching
Creativ Studio HeinemannE/Getty Images As a college professor, I regularly train PhD students. In psychology and most fields of science, students are assigned to a project early on in their studies and learn key skills through an apprenticeship model. Many go onto to...
Underpaid (Live)
Do you deserve a higher salary? In this episode of HBR’s advice podcast, Dear HBR:, cohosts Alison Beard and Dan McGinn answer your questions in a live taping with an audience of compensation experts. With the help of Susan Hollingshead, the chief people officer...
How to Stop Delegating and Start Teaching
Creativ Studio HeinemannE/Getty Images As a college professor, I regularly train PhD students. In psychology and most fields of science, students are assigned to a project early on in their studies and learn key skills through an apprenticeship model. Many go onto to...
Which Data Skills Do You Actually Need? This 2×2 Matrix Will Tell You.
Jorg Greuel/Getty Images Data skills — the skills to turn data into insight and action — are the driver of modern economies. According to the World Economic Forum, computing and mathematically-focused jobs are showing the strongest growth, at the...
3 Steps for Engaging Health Care Providers in Organizational Change
Westend61/Getty Images One of the hardest things about introducing innovation or change in organizations is getting people on board. This is especially true in health care. As health care organizations are being pressured to cut costs, reduce medical errors, and adopt...
The Trade War with China Could Accelerate 3-D Printing in the U.S.
SAUL LOEB/Getty Images Vice President Pence just made it all but official: The United States is in a cold war with China. Fed up with Beijing’s industrial espionage, market manipulation, and cyber attacks on the West, coupled with its bullying of neighbors and...
What Can Big Businesses Learn About Innovation from Social Entrepreneurs? – SPONSOR CONTENT FROM QATAR FOUNDATION
Big businesses struggling in an era of rapid transformation can learn a lot from the experiences of social entrepreneurs finding and adapting innovative solutions in difficult contexts. In the 1990s, when Afghanistan was being ravaged by war, a bootstrapped initiative...
Case Study: When Two Leaders on the Senior Team Hate Each Other
kuritafsheen/Getty Images The feedback in the 360-degree reviews was supposed to be anonymous. But it was crystal clear who’d made the negative comments in the assessment of one executive. Lance Best, the CEO of Barker Sports Apparel, was meeting with Nina Kelk,...
I Ran 4 Experiments to Break My Social Media Addiction. Here’s What Worked.
Barcroft/Getty Images Social media can connect us to new ideas, help us share our work, and allow previously unheard voices to influence culture. Yet it can also be a highly addictive time-sink if we’re not careful about our goals, purpose, and usage. Over the...
Episode 21: How to Deal with Uncertainty
How do you respond when you feel threatened or defensive? Our Happiness Guinea Pig, writer Wajahat Ali, discovers a way to keep himself anchored amidst the challenges and chaos of life. source https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/podcasts/item/deal_with_uncertainty
What is keto flu?
Many people have decided to try the ketogenic diet for weight loss. The most recent evidence shows that reducing your carbohydrate intake to a minimum may help you shed a few pounds, at least in the first few weeks to months. However, we don’t really know whether,...
I Ran 4 Experiments to Break My Social Media Addiction. Here’s What Worked.
Barcroft/Getty Images Social media can connect us to new ideas, help us share our work, and allow previously unheard voices to influence culture. Yet it can also be a highly addictive time-sink if we’re not careful about our goals, purpose, and usage. Over the...
Episode 21: How to Deal with Uncertainty
How do you respond when you feel threatened or defensive? Our Happiness Guinea Pig, writer Wajahat Ali, discovers a way to keep himself anchored amidst the challenges and chaos of life. source https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/podcasts/item/deal_with_uncertainty
I Ran 4 Experiments to Break My Social Media Addiction. Here’s What Worked.
Barcroft/Getty Images Social media can connect us to new ideas, help us share our work, and allow previously unheard voices to influence culture. Yet it can also be a highly addictive time-sink if we’re not careful about our goals, purpose, and usage. Over the...
Debating Minimum Wage, and Reflections on a Year of #MeToo
Youngme Moon, Mihir Desai, and Felix Oberholzer-Gee are back with Season 2 of After Hours! In this episode, they debate whether the federal minimum wage should be raised, offer their personal reflections on a year of the #MeToo movement, and share their picks for the...
To Land a Great Job, Talk About Why You Love Your Work
TOSHINORI TARUI When interviewing for your next job, how can you impress your recruiter and increase your chances of securing a job offer? Of course you may wish to emphasize your ambitions and goals you hope to achieve as a result of working at the company —...
To Land a Great Job, Talk About Why You Love Your Work
TOSHINORI TARUI When interviewing for your next job, how can you impress your recruiter and increase your chances of securing a job offer? Of course you may wish to emphasize your ambitions and goals you hope to achieve as a result of working at the company —...
Self-care for the caregiver
Caregiving can be physically and emotionally exhausting. Whether you are in the profession of caregiving or taking care of a loved one, it is important to remember to recharge your batteries. For family members, caregiving can also lead to additional pressures, such...
Help Your Team Measure Customer Experience Data More Accurately
Tomekbudujedomek/Getty Images Customer experience (CX) goes beyond measuring the relationship between customers and companies; it is also about quantifying the hundreds of regular interactions and residual memories that influence future behavior. Specific tools like...
Why Doctors Need Leadership Training
STOCK4B-RF/Getty Images Medicine involves leadership. Nearly all physicians take on significant leadership responsibilities over the course of their career, but unlike any other occupation where management skills are important, physicians are neither taught how to...
Self-care for the caregiver
Caregiving can be physically and emotionally exhausting. Whether you are in the profession of caregiving or taking care of a loved one, it is important to remember to recharge your batteries. For family members, caregiving can also lead to additional pressures, such...
How Competition Is Driving AI’s Rapid Adoption
Tomohiro Ohsumi /Getty Images Artificial intelligence (AI) is engendering all kinds of breathless headlines, from being able to play Go to spotting rare cancer tumors. But how will AI impact the economy in broad terms? The answer hinges on both on what AI...
Brands Shouldn’t Believe Everything They Read About Themselves Online
Michael Heim/Getty Images “Don’t believe everything you hear” is good advice — especially in an era of fake news and alternative facts. The same goes for managers who often rely on social-sentiment analysis to get a handle on what...
How to Decide Which Data Science Projects to Pursue
DNY59/Getty Images In 2018, every organization has a data strategy. But what makes a great one? We all know what failure looks like. Resources are invested, teams are formed, time goes by — but nothing comes of it. No one can necessarily say why; it’s...
How to Blow a Presentation to the C-Suite
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images Divya, a director who leads a large engineering team, was invited to a two-day retreat with the CEO and senior executives of her Fortune 50 company. She and 30 of her high-potential peers were excited to rub shoulders with the leadership...
Why Women Need Fierce Self-Compassion
In the recent Senate confirmation hearings for the U.S. Supreme Court, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford stood up to tell the world about her memories of the humiliating and sexually aggressive way that she said Judge Brett Kavanaugh violated her as a teenager. Her act took...
How to Blow a Presentation to the C-Suite
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images Divya, a director who leads a large engineering team, was invited to a two-day retreat with the CEO and senior executives of her Fortune 50 company. She and 30 of her high-potential peers were excited to rub shoulders with the leadership...
Trauma-informed care: What it is, and why it’s important
Update Writing in the October 10, 2018 New England Journal of Medicine, Eve Rittenberg, MD, assistant professor at Harvard Medical School and practicing physician at Brigham and Women’s Fish Center for Women’s Health, reflects on the impact the Kavanaugh...
Trauma-informed care: What it is, and why it’s important
Update Writing in the October 10, 2018 New England Journal of Medicine, Eve Rittenberg, MD, assistant professor at Harvard Medical School and practicing physician at Brigham and Women’s Fish Center for Women’s Health, reflects on the impact the Kavanaugh...
John Kerry on Leadership, Compromise, and Change
John Kerry, former U.S. Secretary of State, shares management and leadership lessons from his long career in public service. He discusses how to win people over to your side, bounce back from defeats, and never give up on your long-term goals. He also calls on private...
How Storytelling Can Help Young Doctors Become More Resilient
Hudzilla/Getty Images I recently stood in front of a group of emergency room residents at my hospital and asked an unusual question. “Has any of you ever judged your attending physician for not trying hard enough to save a patient’s life?” Then...
Using the Power of Supply Chains to End Sexual Harassment
Image Source/Getty Images In the year since allegations of sexual misconduct against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein shocked the public, the #MeToo movement has exposed widespread workplace sexual harassment—not just in the entertainment world, but across...
How to Actually Put Your Data Analysis to Good Use
MirageC/Getty Images Data and analytics professionals seem to be at the center of the next big race for talent. In 2015, there was a surplus of people with data science skills. Now there’s a significant shortage. By 2020, IBM expects broader demand for data and...
The real link between breastfeeding and preventing obesity
While we know that breastfeeding has many health benefits for mothers and babies, the studies have been a bit fuzzy when it comes to the link between breastfeeding and preventing obesity in children. Some studies show a clear link, but in others that link is less...
The Tightrope Google Has to Walk in China
HBR Staff With over 1.3 billion people, the Chinese consumer market is a tempting target for Western technology companies. Of course, it’s also a risky place to do business. The recent news that Google is considering a re-entry into China further highlights a...
9 Words and Phrases You’re Probably Using Wrong
Topic Images Inc./Getty Images Many times, especially in business settings, people use words that they think they know — but don’t. Although they do this in an effort to sound intelligent and sophisticated, it backfires badly, because even one small...
How Deloitte Consulting LLP and Salesforce Are Using Technology to Transform the Employee Experience – SPONSOR CONTENT FROM DELOITTE’S CONNECTME AND SALESFORCE
Today’s employees are digital consumers who expect to connect at work with the same ease with which they connect at home. Deloitte’s ConnectMe enables a digital workplace by using insights to connect the workforce to what they need, where and when they...
How to Help Kids Consider Forgiveness
Like adults, kids sometimes feel wronged by others—when they aren’t invited to a classmate’s birthday party or a friend divulges their secret, for example. But in the midst of their anger or hurt feelings, they may not realize that forgiveness is an option. When...
Should You Give Your Star Employees Star Treatment?
Francesco Sassetti/Getty Images How vital are your vital few? In any team or organization, a small number of individuals will account for a substantial amount of collective output. These “stars” are able to systematically outperform the majority of their...
Perfect Is the Enemy
From the Women at Work podcast: Listen and subscribe to our podcast via Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS Download the discussion guide for this episode Join our online community Download this podcast If you’ve worked your way up in a...
Perfect Is the Enemy
From the Women at Work podcast: Listen and subscribe to our podcast via Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS Download the discussion guide for this episode Join our online community Download this podcast If you’ve worked your way up in a...
More water, fewer UTIs?
All too many women recognize the signals of a urinary tract infection, or UTI: pain and burning when urinating, coupled with a frequent urge to do so. A simple change in behavior could help prevent a common UTI known as recurrent cystitis in women, according to a...
Should Everyone Be Allowed to Invest in Private Tech Companies?
Beata Bernina/Getty Images The SEC Chairman recently announced a policy initiative to enable the ordinary investors to invest in private companies. Currently, only wealthy accredited investors are allowed to invest in private companies. His stated goal is...
How the Architecture of Hospitals Affects Health Outcomes
mathisworks/Getty Images A key determinant of everything that matters when it comes to health interventions — the experience, cost, and results — has been hiding in plain sight. It is the buildings and spaces in which patients are treated. The size...
More water, fewer UTIs?
All too many women recognize the signals of a urinary tract infection, or UTI: pain and burning when urinating, coupled with a frequent urge to do so. A simple change in behavior could help prevent a common UTI known as recurrent cystitis in women, according to a...
Help Your Team Do More Without Burning Out
Image Source/Getty Images As we begin our coaching session, Nick is fired up. He radiates energy, his eyes are beaming with determination, and he never really comes to a full rest. He speaks passionately of a new initiative he is spearheading, taking on the looming...
How We Teach Digital Skills at PwC
Photography by Bob/Getty Images Across our society and in all industries, leaders and their organizations are racing to unlock the value of data, tech-enable business processes, and create better, more digitally-enhanced experiences for customers, clients, and...
If Humility Is So Important, Why Are Leaders So Arrogant?
Martin Poole/Getty Images A recent management column in the Wall Street Journal appeared under the appealing headline, “The Best Bosses Are Humbles Bosses.” The article reported that humble leaders “inspire close teamwork, rapid learning and...
Can Your Personality Change Over Your Lifetime?
When I was 16 years old, I was a pretty outgoing teen with lots of friends and a busy social calendar. I took my academics seriously and was diligent about doing homework. But I also tended to worry a lot and could cry at the drop of a hat. Now here I am more than 50...
If Humility Is So Important, Why Are Leaders So Arrogant?
Martin Poole/Getty Images A recent management column in the Wall Street Journal appeared under the appealing headline, “The Best Bosses Are Humbles Bosses.” The article reported that humble leaders “inspire close teamwork, rapid learning and...
The Happy Quotient Named Top 30 Sites on Emotional Intelligence – via Feedspot
The Happy Quotient Named Top 30 Sites on Emotional Intelligence - via Feedspot Blog Many thanks to the team at Feedspot! Read the full article here: https://blog.feedspot.com/emotional_intelligence_blogs/
How Men Can Become Better Allies to Women
HIROKAZU JIKE/Getty Images Women’s conferences and employee resource groups (ERGs) are increasingly inviting men to attend. By creating events aimed at men, they hope to include men in discussions around gender equity in the workplace, and make organizational...
Helping Health Care Workers Avoid Burnout
PhotoAlto/Michele Constantini/Getty Images To make progress against knotty problems, break them down — dissect the causes and analyze their impact on different groups. That analysis inevitably leads away from dubious “magic bullet” solutions and...
Stop Complaining About Your Colleagues Behind Their Backs
ICHIRO/Getty Images In my coaching work with leaders and teams, I often ask my clients whether they engage in workplace gossip. More often than not, they respond, “of course not!” with a look on their faces that indicates that they are insulted to have...
Startups Are More Vulnerable to Fraud. Here’s Why.
Billy Currie Photography/Getty Images In the wake of the Theranos scandal, some commentators have asked whether entrepreneurial companies are particularly inclined to deception and downright fraud. Startups are often focused on disrupting existing markets,...
Startups Are More Vulnerable to Fraud. Here’s Why.
Billy Currie Photography/Getty Images In the wake of the Theranos scandal, some commentators have asked whether entrepreneurial companies are particularly inclined to deception and downright fraud. Startups are often focused on disrupting existing markets,...
Help Your Team Understand What Data Is and Isn’t Good For
John Lund/Getty Images Leaders today increasingly turn to big data and advanced analytics in hopes of solving their most pressing problems, whether it’s a drop-off of repeat customers, a shift in consumption patterns, or an attempt to reach new markets. The...
How Peer Coaching Can Make Work Less Lonely
Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images A near-constant stream of business and scientific news reminds us that 50% of Americans are lonely. Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s powerful HBR article notes that half of CEOs suffer from loneliness. In addition to its...