The Secret to Being Successful Without Hurting Men’s Feelings Forbes, Amy Blankson October 29, 2018 Why do women struggle to advance in their careers? Clearly, it’s because women don’t use enough emojis, answers comedian Sarah Cooper. In her new book How to Be Successful Without Hurting Men’s Feelings, Cooper explores the double standards women face in the…
Three Inspiring Role Models Embrace Modern Media To Close The STEM Gender Gap Forbes, Amy Blankson October 9, 2018 This article is written in honor of Ada Lovelace Day (October 9), a day founded to remember the first female computer programmer in history and to celebrate the achievements of women in STEM careers (science, technology,…
Why You Should Put a Little More Thought into Your Out-of-Office Message Harvard Business Review, Michelle Gielan August 20, 2018 We all need time to unplug and recharge. Research shows that disconnecting — especially from email — can make us significantly less stressed and more productive. And yet, many of us are often hesitant to take the…
Talent, Obama and Interconnected Success ATD, Shawn Achor May 30, 2018 Have you scanned the business magazine headlines lately? The scarcity of top talent may be the biggest issue on the minds of executives today in the quest to turn individual potential into organizational success. The data explains why. For instance, according to research from…
The Secret Reason Why Venture Capital Investments Often Fail Forbes, Amy Blankson May 8, 2018 Failure is not an option. This is the mantra that many entrepreneurs cling to as they fight their way through the bowels of startup hell. And yet, 90% of entrepreneurs wind up doing just that: failing. Sobering statistics like this…
A New Approach for Making Work More Human Forbes, Amy Blankson April 4, 2018 Have you ever caught yourself saying, “If I can just finish this project, then I’ll be human again”? All too often, we let our work interfere with our humanity, mistakenly assuming that if we can simply hit the pause button on…
How Kaiser Permanente turned Receptionists into Life-saving Heroes of the Hospital LinkedIn, Shawn Achor March 16, 2018 In December 2016, I was driven out in the middle of nowhere in Northern California on a cold, wet morning. Bewildered as to why we were venturing so far out from the city, I checked Google Maps more…
America’s Loneliest Workers, According to Research Harvard Business Review, Shawn Achor, Gabriella Rosen Kellerman, Andrew Reece, and Alexi Robichaux March 19, 2018 A hundred fifty years ago, poet Emily Dickinson described loneliness as “the horror not to be surveyed, but skirted in the dark.” Had she been running a modern company, she might have felt differently. Loneliness…
Do Women’s Networking Events Move the Needle on Equality? Harvard Business Review, Shawn Achor February 13, 2018 Recently, I was flying home from the Conference for Women, where I had been invited to speak. I was carefully holding a copy of the conference program on my lap — my mom likes to save them, and I…
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…