By Yvonne Milosevic Do you consider yourself a good listener? Nancy Duarte, CEO of the Silicon Valley communication company Duarte Inc., is a powerful communicator. But even the best-positioned leaders can sometimes struggle to listen effectively all the time. Thankfully, awareness goes a long way toward…
By Yvonne Milosevic Whether you already have a job or are looking for a new one, a healthy work culture should top your list of non-negotiables. Otherwise, you may find yourself trapped in an employment environment that crushes your soul, where things like low morale or…
By Yvonne Milosevic Managers want their teams to show resilience in the face of uncertainty. But often, they overlook their role in making that happen. We can’t simply tell workers to trudge ahead with a stiff upper lip as the world collapses around us. Instead, supervisors need…
By Yvonne Milosevic Before the “Great Resignation” of 2021, employee happiness was an afterthought at many companies. Sure, cheerful workers were nice to have in The Before Times. Yet most businesses didn’t rank emotional well-being high up on their priorities list. But if we suspect…
By Yvonne Milosevic How many times have you walked out of a meeting feeling energized and productive? We’ll wait while you shuffle through your memories to find that elusive occasion. If you thought you had too many meetings before the pandemic, current stats will leave you in tears.…
By Yvonne Milosevic By now, you're likely familiar with the term confirmation bias. That’s our tendency to seek out—and favor—information that supports our existing beliefs. It pretty much rules our lives these days as we orbit only within like-minded knowledge bubbles. We’re so convinced of…
By Yvonne Milosevic Have you ever considered what living through the pandemic might have been like if it had happened 20 years earlier? We shudder at the thought. Most of us have weathered the Covid era thanks to having decent internet speed and the digital…