In today’s frenetic workplace, where technology and packed schedules often eclipse human connection, we risk overlooking the vital role of interpersonal skills in creating thriving workplaces. In this episode of Women Amplified, Nicole Cohen, best-selling author of Improv at Work: What the Business World Can Learn from Improvisational Comedy, helps us integrate the rules of […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (UnitoneVector) Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin are octogenarians who are only getting more outspoken with age. It’s one of the benefits of aging, say the longtime friends and stars of Grace and Frankie. “Women get braver as they get older. And certainly, I’ve always been brave,” said Fonda, who has won over […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (Lyudinka) Wendy K. Smith is an expert in strategic paradoxes–how leaders and senior teams effectively respond to contradictory agendas—and how we can all more effectively navigate the pull of “either-or” thinking. Wendy is the co-author of the 2022 book, Both/And Thinking: Embracing Creative Tension to Solve Your Toughest Problems. She is also […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (BRO Vector) Gabby Rivera was raised in a Puerto Rican family in the Bronx, came out as queer, and published a critically acclaimed debut novel, Juliet Takes a Breath, about her coming-of-age story. Then Marvel Comics called. They invited her to write America, a comic book series about America Chavez, Marvel’s first […]
D-Nice is best known as a DJ having spun for President Obama during his inaugural ball – and as the creator of the phenomenon, Club Quarantine, a livestream dance party that lifted us up and brought joy to the masses during the height of the pandemic, when we needed it most. In this episode, which is […]
We’re catching up on some rest this month, and we hope you are, too! We’ll be resurfacing some of our favorite recent episodes all month to provide an inspiring soundtrack to your R&R. We’ll be back with new speakers and new ideas in January! Get up close and personal with two-time National Book Award winner […]
We’re catching up on some rest this month, and we hope you are, too! We’ll be resurfacing some of our favorite recent episodes all month to provide an inspiring soundtrack to your R&R. We’ll be back with new speakers and new ideas in January! People don’t leave companies, they leave managers. This means that your […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (Yutthana Gaetgeaw) 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 […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (Chinnapong) Q: You’ve written that pursuing productivity for productivity’s sake does not lead to satisfaction. In fact, it is diametrically opposed to it. What do you mean? When you are getting things done just to get things done and checking things off the list, most of those things move other people’s agendas […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com/portfolio/DamirCudic On the night of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the Peabody Award-winning journalist Mariana Atencio had her colorful dress ready to go. Then the phone rang. It was her manager with a message: “Don’t look too Latina.” So, she went to Saks Fifth Avenue and chose a more somber black-and-white dress. Then, […]