Moving Beyond The Girl Who Just Gets Stuff Done: A Paradigm Shift For Career Advancement Forbes, Amy Blankson January 11, 2018 Angela “Angie” Smith was approaching the final hours of college when it was an important to take some time and work to gain experience that she later knew would be invaluable. Never afraid of…
If Your Spouse’s Work Life is Stressful, Design a Healthier Home Life Harvard Business Review, Michelle Gielan January 9, 2018 Watching someone suffer from stress and burnout — and feeling powerless to help — is an awful experience. But it’s a reality for many married professionals who see their spouses staggering under the weight of constant demands from the…
You Can Overcome the Science Behind Helplessness SUCCESS, Shawn Achor December 27, 2017 To understand the psychology of failure and success in the modern world, we need to step back briefly in time. In the 1960s, Martin Seligman was not yet the founding father of positive psychology. He was only a lowly graduate student, studying the opposite…
3 Best New Year’s Resolutions for Optimists Live Happy, Shawn Achor & Michelle Gielan December 26, 2017 Look to your strengths from the previous year to be your best in 2018. To those of you who are optimists, like us, who push yourselves to exhaustion to be better every day and are way too hard on…
Using Intention to Overcome Intimidation in the Board Room Forbes, Amy Blankson December 6, 2017 Robin Chase is a self-proclaimed transportation entrepreneur and activist. She co-founded both Zipcar, which became the largest car-sharing company in the world, and Veniam, a network company that mobilizes vehicle data. Although Robin’s experience in tech is vast, admittedly, her transition…
Why Women Shouldn’t Have to Justify a Seat at the Table Forbes, Amy Blankson December 3, 2017 Having grown up in Ghana, Abena had always envisioned the ways that African countries could leverage the digital revolution to solve key challenges such as poverty and access to education and healthcare. She saw technology as a key in…
What We Can Learn From Dubai About Overcoming Gender Discrimination In The Field Of Technology Forbes, Amy Blankson November 26, 2017 Dr. Aisha Bin Bishr grew up curious. She couldn’t help but wonder what went on behind the closed doors of the men’s majlis, where women were not permitted. Her father, a prominent figure in Sharjah,…
Understanding the Deeper Stories of Women Execs in Tech Forbes, Amy Blankson November 21, 2017 Three months ago, ex-Google employee James Damore published his highly criticized manifesto about why women are not biologically fit for tech roles. In doing so, he unintentionally did women a favor. He created a lightning rod that has brought unprecedented attention to…
Why You Shouldn’t Worry About the Things You Can’t Control SUCCESS, Shawn Achor November 16, 2017 I once worked with the head copywriter of an advertising firm who found it difficult not to worry about the financial health of her company—how many clients account services was landing, what kind of designs the art department was producing,…
Limit Digital Distractions to Promote Productivity Thrive Global, Amy Blankson October 24, 2017 Did you know that the average attention span of a human has officially dropped below that of a goldfish? Yes, the frequently mocked unintelligent goldfish has an attention span of a brief nine-seconds, while ours now averages at an even briefer, eight. Admittedly this…