This episode features an extraordinary conversation between award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Americanah, Notes on Grief) and Target’s EVP and chief external engagement officer, Laysha Ward. Spoken or written, words are a powerful vehicle to share knowledge, offer perspectives and influence others. They can be truths, facts, or alternatively, they can perpetuate negative thoughts, stereotypes, even fake […]
When people talk about being exhausted and mentally drained from their workday, it’s most likely not because of the physical aspect of their job. Although some jobs require a lot of physical labor, most of the “laboring” is the emotional component. Emotional labor is the definition of managing feelings and expressions to fulfill the […]
Get up close and personal with two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward. Sharing her real-life experiences, Ward will not just teach you about the writing process, but will help you go deep within to find your voice and inspire you to use that voice for the good of all. “I wanted people to see […]
Academy Award-winning actress and advocate Marlee Matlin became deaf at 18 months old. Then one day, at around eight or nine, she was watching TV and noticed a deaf actor signing — or, as she put it, “speaking my language.” Immediately, she thought, “If she can do it, why can’t I?” It happened to be […]
Daniel Pink, a speaker at the Massachusetts Conference for Women, is one of the best-selling nonfiction authors of the last decade with his books on work, business, and behavior. He joined us recently for a conversation about his latest book, Power of Regret, and what leaders need to know about the power of purpose in […]
We’ve all heard of a SWOT analysis. One of the most popular ways to analyze a business or when project planning. Some of us may have been exposed to our first professional SWOT analysis in a college course or early into our careers. The whole concept was derived from being able to dig deep into […]
Whether you want to launch a business or adopt a new workout routine, setting a goal can mean the difference between dreaming about it and doing it. In this episode, which is a replay from the 2022 California Conference for Women, ClassPass founder Payal Kadakia will share her unique goal-setting method. Learn to push through […]
We’ve heard so much about “burnout” over the past few years, you may feel burned out about the very topic. But burnout – which the World Health Organization describes as a syndrome that results from chronic workplace stress – is not something to take lightly. Preventing or managing burnout is essential to your well-being and […]
As a broadcaster for CBS News, Michelle Gielan learned first-hand that when we are bombarded with problems – without a focus on solutions – we can start to believe our behavior doesn’t matter. But then she left journalism to study positive psychology: the scientific study of happiness and human potential. And what she discovered […]
Organizational psychologist Adam Grant makes it one of his guiding principles to argue like he’s right but listen like he’s wrong. And in his most recent book, Think Again, he investigates how to embrace the joy of being wrong, bring nuance to charged conversations, and build workplaces, schools, and communities of lifelong learners. In […]