By Yvonne Milosevic The Great Resignation of 2021 set the stage for the much-ballyhooed quiet quitting movement of 2022. Now that we’re heading into a new year, it’s time to tackle the issue of disengaged employees once and for all. As a supervisor, it can…
By Yvonne Milosevic You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone not experiencing some degree of burnout these days. It’s a global condition afflicting workers across the employment spectrum. In a recent Deloitte survey of more than 1,000 respondents, 77% said they had experienced burnout at their current job. Furthermore, 91%…
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 Raise your hand if your pandemic-era goals included things like learning how to play an instrument, getting serious about your side hustle, or mastering the art of making sourdough bread. With inspo from Insta and TikTok, we had ambitious plans for maximizing…
By Yvonne Milosevic Do you often experience anxiety before giving a presentation or having an uncomfortable conversation? If so, this Stanford neurobiologist’s hacks to calm your speaking jitters could change your life. Andrew Huberman, an associate professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology, recently stopped by the…
By Yvonne Milosevic What is executive presence? The answer is often a maddening, “I can’t define it, but I know it when I see it.” Not exactly helpful for anyone trying to grow professionally. In essence, a person with executive presence has mastered the most…
By Yvonne Milosevic Here at the Blacklight, we’re always on the lookout for tips that can improve our personal and professional lives. We’ve now done a full lap around the sun living with a pandemic and could still use some hacks to make our days…
By Yvonne Milosevic If you’re following public health guidelines closely, you probably won’t be taking your usual winter vacation or attending a mega New Year’s Eve bash this year. Most of us are just trying to keep it together as we near the end of…
by Robin Madell It’s become cliché to have too much to do in too little time. When this happens on the job, you can feel anxious, demoralized, and burned out before the day even begins. As your mood tanks, you might “check out” emotionally, disengaging…
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…