The first Black woman CEO in the Fortune 500 on work-life balance: You don't have 'to go to all your kids' games'
Former Xerox CEO Ursula Burns says she balanced work and family by "outsourcing the caring for my kids." Here's what that means, and how it panned out for her.
Favorable Conditions Never Come —Cal Newport “In a sermon delivered at the height of World War Two, a period awash in distraction and despair, C.S. Lewis delivered a powerful claim about the cultivation of a deep life: “‘We are always falling in love or quarreling, looking for jobs or fearing to lose them, getting ill and recovering, following””
In a sermon delivered at the height of World War Two, a period awash in distraction and despair, C.S. Lewis delivered a powerful claim about the cultivation of a deep life: “We are always falling in love or quarreling, looking for jobs or fearing to lose them, getting ill and recovering, following public affairs. If […]
Reminder: Whenever you say “yes” to something, you’re saying “no” to something else
Yes to a coffee meeting means saying no to an hour of reading. Yes to a Zoom call means no to getting some exercise. Next time you face a choice, author Ryan Holiday suggests you ask: Which of thes…
If you ever find yourself stressed, overwhelmed, sinking into stasis despite wanting to change, or frustrated when you can’t respond to new opportunities, you need more slack in your life. Here’s how slack works and why you need more of it.
The science of stamina has advanced to the point where individuals, teams, and whole organizations can, with some straightforward interventions, significantly increase their capacity to get things done.
Balance is a topic that appears frequently in all industries and across our personal and professional lives. There is this societal pressure to find balance between your work and your life, between being a professional and being a parent. When people experience burnout and other stress-related ailments, often blame is aimed at balance and the individual’s inability to find balance in their lives. I remember listening to the Christy Wright podcast and she talked about not balance, but rather a
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For Business Travelers, Apps to Find Enviable Workspaces
These 9 apps and websites help road warriors find covetable places to get the job done—from meeting rooms and co-working spots to hotel cabanas—all over the world.