Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (Nadezhda Kurbatova) Robyn Garrett is a speaker, author, and CEO of Beamably, a leadership technology company that helps leaders develop the courage to change the world. She also literally wrote the book on happiness at work: Happy at Work: How to Create a Happy, Engaging Workplace for Today’s (and Tomorrow’s!) Workforce. Robyn […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (SurfUpVector) Angela Garbes, author of Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change, is clear about the significance of care work—not only to families but also to organizations and society at large. “Care work is the work that makes all other work possible,” she says. Whether it’s paid professionals like nannies and home health […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (Tetiana Lazunova) Entrepreneur Julie Rice and her business partners Elizabeth Cutler and Ruth Zuckerman broke new ground nearly twenty years ago when they founded SoulCycle. And they soon realized that while people came for fitness, they returned for each other. Suddenly, Rice and Cutler had an idea for a new business called […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (Tetiana Lazunova) In anticipation of World Mental Health Day on October 10th, we are sharing tips from a recent conversation with Jeff Benton, founder of Paragon Performance Evolution, about prioritizing well-being in the workplace. Conferences for Women Communications Director: I usually ask people to talk about the personal story that got them […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (Svetlana Larshina) 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 words, she knows something about setting high expectations, […]
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. Instead, she believes in behavior change that works. So, if you are thinking about making […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (BRO Vector) “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—our differences add value and should be viewed as assets,” she […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (Maria Stavreva) 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 we have a fixed mindset–that is when we see […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (Mary Long) 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 organically. Remember college? Or even high school? Friendships seemed to bubble up. […]
Photo credit: iStockphoto.com (Flash Vector) 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 for the superheroes […]