![The way we work is changing. Legislation and regulation need to change too.](https://shanejackson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Fast-Company-Article-Headers-2-760x428.png)
![The way we work is changing. Legislation and regulation need to change too.](https://shanejackson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Fast-Company-Article-Headers-2-760x428.png)
![How Hindsight Can Actually Hinder Your Professional Growth](https://shanejackson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Untitled-design-18-760x428.png)
Hindsight resonates just as profoundly in our personal lives. My companion piece expands on the idea that the way we think about the past can be inaccurate and how longing for “the good old days” can prevent us from seeing the joy available today. This article was originally published by Fast Company. “If I had known how it was…
![Why the Realist Beats the Optimist Time After Time in Business](https://shanejackson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Untitled-design-13-760x428.png)
![Hindsight Is Anything But 20/20: The Danger of Nostalgia](https://shanejackson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Hindsight-Companion-Piece-1-760x428.png)
I recently published an article in Fast Company about mistakes we make when we think about the past. As Fast Company is geared toward professionals, the piece focuses on applications for business leaders. However, I think this idea applies deeply to our personal lives, as well, and I hope you’ll find this companion piece, written alongside the Fast Company article,…
![Strategically You: A New eBook](https://shanejackson.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Sj.Website.Square.images-500x428.png)
![Insights Worth a Revisit](https://shanejackson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Insights-Worth-a-Revisit.12.23-3-500x428.png)
As we bid farewell to 2023 and gear up for the opportunities the New Year holds, I’ve selected a few past articles that I think are worth revisiting. These pieces feature some of my all-time favorite takeaways and outline valuable practices that I use every day to live and lead with purpose. If you find these insights helpful and want…
![Mastering the Art of Responding Versus Reacting](https://shanejackson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Untitled-design-33-700x428.png)
This article was originally published by Fast Company. In many sports, when coaches evaluate athletes, they are often trying to gauge their reaction times. A reaction time that is only a thousandth of a second faster can be the difference between making the save or allowing the goal. Fast reaction times are useful and even lifesaving in many situations. When…
![Three Habits to Sharpen Your Strategy](https://shanejackson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Untitled-design-18-760x428.png)
![Who Was Your Best Boss?](https://shanejackson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SJ.Best_.Boss_.10.23.Feature.image_-760x428.jpg)
Who was the best boss you ever had? And why did you like them? I have asked dozens of people these questions. It’s an interesting way to learn about someone and sometimes a good conversation starter. But I have noticed that I almost always get some version of the same answer. The vast majority of people reminisce about a boss…
![Squelching the “Sunday Scaries”](https://shanejackson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Untitled-design-11-700x428.png)
This article was originally published by Fast Company here. My wife and I have a tradition that dates back the entirety of our marriage. Nearly every Sunday night, we settle down to watch a movie together. We also occasionally watch shows on Friday or Saturday nights, but Sunday has a unique significance. Our Sunday night movie tradition started while my…