Which Industries Have The Most Women In Senior Management? [Infographic] - Forbes
What Slack is doing to our offices—and our minds | Ars Technica
It started as social software for work, but Slack now has our :heart:, time, and data.
Give up and go up goals
Why Customer Complaints are a Valuable Business Asset | Rainmaker.FM
Actually, You Should Check Email First Thing in the Morning
Just don’t spend too much time on it.
The Time-Consuming Activities That Stall Women’s Careers
Don’t let collaboration sabotage you.
The Perfect Email
You want to write messages that are short and sweet—but not too short or too sweet.
The Look & Sound of Leadership: The Mindful Executive
Global Teams Should Have Office Visits, Not Offsites
You’ll see how your colleagues really work.
The Best Leaders Allow Themselves to Be Persuaded
Especially for the big decisions.
Why Businesspeople Should Join Book Clubs
The benefits go beyond reading more.
106-Year-Old Virginia McLaurin Meets Obama, Dances With Joy - NBC News
Virginia McLaurin, 106, danced, jigged, and whooped her way across the room when she met Barack and Michelle Obama for Black History Month.
Seth's Blog: Prep, spec, fit and finish
In some settings, more than 90% of the time and effort invested isn't in the actual 'work', but in getting setting up, debugging and then polishing the work. Heart surgery, for example, might take five hours to perform, but the...
How to Hire Like a Superboss
Find brilliant people in unusual places.
"I", "We" and "You"
Seth's Blog: Anchoring can sink you
Canny negotiators know that people respond to anchors. If you tell me that your baseball card is for sale for $18, I'm unlikely to offer you $3. Your offering price anchored the conversation. The thing is, we do this outside...
The Mind is Like a Locomotive - Study Hacks - Cal Newport
Deep Thwings Charles Franklin Thwing is a largely forgotten but impressive figure from the early twentieth century. He graduated Harvard in the 1870s,
How Successful People Network with Each Other
Graduate beyond random coffee meetings.
Deconstructing urgent vs. important
Lottery Winner Stays Grounded After $220 Million Jackpot : NPR
Brad Duke won $220 million in the lottery in 2005. Duke talks about the moment he realized he'd won, and how his life changed after winning.
Why I Taught Myself to Procrastinate - The New York Times
Delaying the completion of a project may actually make you more creative.
What Having a “Growth Mindset” Actually Means
Debunking three common misconceptions.
Bradbury and Bowie: Dancing, So As Not To Be Dead
In “Dancing, So As Not to Be Dead,” Ray Bradbury’s introduction to The Illustrated Man, he starts with a story about Laurent, a waiter in Paris, who spends his life between working and dancing. “I …
What It's Like to Be the "Designated Survivor" for the State of the Union
Aside from the celebrity-studded White House Correspondents' Association dinner, the annual State of the Union address is Washington's ultimate see-and-be-seen affair. Members of Congress jockey for coveted positions along the House chamber's…
Five ways to make 2016 the most productive year ever - The Globe and Mail
If you’re feeling you've let yourself down in the past because you haven’t kept up with your resolutions, don’t fret. Here are five ways to make this the most productive year ever – without a single New Year’s resolution.
How to Say No to Things You Want to Do
Good things aren’t necessarily a good use of your time.
Spurious Correlations
Why do these things correlate? These 15 correlations will blow your mind. (Is this headline sensationalist enough for you to click on it yet?)
Only 8% of Leaders Are Good at Both Strategy and Execution
But if you’re good at one, you’ll probably get better at the other.
What We Learned About Management in 2015, in 25 Charts and Graphics
From leadership and sales to robots and beer.
Leadership Lessons from 10 Wildly Successful People
Andre Agassi, Goldie Hawn, Salman Rushdie, and more.