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Inspiring Words of Wisdom from the Real Joyce Abbott
Joyce Abbott is the longtime Philadelphia teacher after whom the hit show Abbott Elementary was named. She has been recognized three times as a “Who’s Who Among America’s Finest Teachers.” She is also a former United States Army Staff Sergeant. In other w ...
4 Steps to Making Your Next Best Career Move
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (Eva Almqvist) Kimberly Brown, an expert in careers and leadership, has a manifesto: You must believe in yourself and your vision to manifest your desired life. But she doesn’t position herself as a motivational or inspirational speaker. ...
Essential Communication Tips for Leaders
“There’s a reason why NASDAQ and other organizations want more women in the boardroom,” says Lucinda Crabtree, Ph.D., a seasoned biotech executive and Chief Financial Officer at MorphoSys. “We have strong qualities and unique perspectives to bring to the table� ...
Does Your Workplace Have a Growth Mindset?
Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., famously taught millions of people to recognize the significant benefits that flow from thinking our intelligence or personality is, in her words, “something you can develop, as opposed to something that is a fixed, deep-seated trait.” When w ...
3 Ways to Spark New Friendships (and 3 Reasons You Should)
We are living in an age of a loneliness epidemic. One of the big myths about friendship is that we think it should happen naturally—that is, without deliberate effort on our part. There is good reason for this. After all, at certain times and places, it does happen organ ...
Creating Space for Creativity and Complexity
Tania Katan is the author of Creative Trespassing: How to Put the Spark and Joy Back Into Your Work and Life, and co-creator of the viral campaign #ItWasNeverADress -a social movement that has inspired over 60 million people to, as she says, “see, hear, and celebrate women ...
How to Be an Impact Player: A Conversation with Liz Wiseman
Liz Wiseman is a researcher and executive advisor who teaches leadership to executives worldwide. She is the author of the New York Times best-sellers Multipliers and The Multiplier Effect, and Wall Street Journal best-sellers Rookie Smarts and Impact Players. She join ...
The Secret to Success is You: A Conversation with Liz Tran
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (Imagesrouges) When Liz Tran began working in venture capital, she was asked to answer the following question: What qualities make someone a successful founder, CEO, or executive? What she discovered surprised her. It led her to write The ...
Find Your “Unicorn Space” & Lasting Work-Life Balance
Eve Rodsky’s first book, The New York Times best-seller Fair Play, sparked an exciting conversation about balancing responsibilities on the homefront. Her second argues that even if you achieve balance there, something else is critical to well-being. She calls it “Yo ...
How to Like–and Master–Negotiation
Negotiation can be a triggering word, especially for women, as Meg Myers Morgan, Ph.D., said in a recent talk at the 2024 National Conference for Women. But Morgan is on a campaign to reclaim negotiation as a way to simply ask for what you need in the workplace, at hom ...
