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This article was originally published by Fast Company here. I have a few close people in my life who are older and much wiser than me. I love speaking with them and picking up perspectives and insights. Recently, I was in a meeting with one of them, and he used a term I hadn’t heard before as he spoke about…
This article was originally published by Fast Company here. I can’t remember a time when there was this much collective angst around work. From the Great Resignation to quiet quitting, work—and our satisfaction with it—is making headlines daily. Some of it may be editorial hand-wringing, but without a doubt, there’s a shift happening in how we perceive work and how…
This article was originally published by Fast Company here. If you’re fortunate enough not to be among those directly impacted by the mental health crisis in the United States, you’ve still likely heard about, read about, and been concerned about its ramifications. Chances are that someone you work with, live with, or are related to is suffering from a mental…
This article was originally published by Fast Company here. One of my favorite things to ask an audience of students and young professionals about is commitment. What does commitment mean? Why does someone commit to something? Do you prefer to be on a team of people who are committed to the team? Nearly everyone can explain commitment. In their answers,…
This article was originally published by Forbes here. “He doesn’t always have the best answers, but he always has the best questions.” When a CEO said this to me about one of his business advisors, I thought it sounded like an insult. But I quickly realized it was actually an incredible compliment. Everyone likes to be the one with the…
This article was originally published by Forbes here. Every business leader I know will tell you that the past two years have been unlike anything they have seen in their careers. Supply chains have broken, costs have soared and consumer expectations of businesses have shifted. Perhaps most significantly, the relationship between businesses and the people who work for them has…
This article was originally published by Forbes here. “Pay attention!” I can’t be the only one who, as a student, received this occasional reprimand from teachers. Sitting in a classroom for what felt like hours on end listening to the droning of a lecture that had no relevance to my life, it couldn’t be helped that my mind would wander.…