By Yvonne Milosevic Envy is universally acknowledged as a horrible thing. I mean, it’s one of the 7 Deadly Sins and goes against the 10 Commandments. Maybe you felt it when a co-worker received a promotion you thought you deserved. Or when a friend bought…
By Stacy Blackman, President of Stacy Blackman Consulting Young professionals in recent years have become increasingly focused on happiness and fulfillment. We see this reverberated throughout our client pool of hundreds of elite MBA applicants. They have carefully orchestrated their career paths to include multiple…
By Yvonne Milosevic When Socrates proclaimed that “the unexamined life is not worth living,” it’s doubtful he meant the kind of intense overthinking that can lead to anxiety, depression, and generalized stressed-out-ness. With their thoughts replaying on an endless loop, ruminators obsessively stew over bothersome…
By Yvonne Milosevic Not everyone is a natural conversationalist. In fact, many of us downright suck at making small talk with strangers or acquaintances at work, in bars, or at parties. Whether you’re an introvert who hides out in the bathroom to avoid casual conversation,…
By Yvonne Milosevic Not everyone's career trajectory follows a straight path upward. "A lot of career choices are like a game of Chutes and Ladders. You don't always get to just walk up the ladder," noted Apple VP Kate Bergeron. Speaking at MIT's Innovative Leadership…
By Yvonne Milosevic Feeling stressed out much lately? Between the wildfires, hurricanes and political crises du jour, it feels like we’re living Armageddon-adjacent these days. To get a grip, we decided to forego expensive therapy sessions (we’re thrifty like that) and look into the best-reviewed…
By Yvonne Milosevic The scene: your desk, 4 p.m. Monday afternoon. You’re cruising along, ticking tasks off your To-Do-List like a boss. No time for a coffee break or to recap GoT with the office Thronies. But whatevs…you’re in the zone. Then your supervisor decides…
By Yvonne Milosevic We all want a mentor who challenges us and acts as a stellar sounding board. If they can open some doors that lead to cool new career opportunities, even better. But, like any relationship, not every mentor-mentee pair is destined for greatness.…
By Yvonne Milosevic If you ask Mary Barra whether the glass is half empty or half full, her answer may surprise you. “For me, the glass is three-quarters full,” she says. “That’s just the way I approach it.” Barra, the eternal optimist, has held the CEO…
By Yvonne Milosevic Do you often worry that any moment, a colleague, professor, or your boss will realize you are a total fraud? Sure, you're accomplished and exude confidence on the outside. But secretly, you fear everyone will realize that you aren't as smart, talented,…