Work can be a thankless task—literally. Despite the fact that most of us probably spend more time with our co-workers than anyone else—even partners, spouses, and families—they remain the people to whom we are least likely to express our appreciation. A survey of...

Distraction—and its negative impact on creativity—has long been an obsession of mine. And this past Friday, I got to share what I've learned about working smarter in the Age of Distraction at CreativeMornings in LA. If you want to understand why the distractions of...

It’s time to let go of the myth that some people just “know” what they want to be in life. And the rest of us are just waiting to get struck by lightning. Because it doesn’t work that way. Hindsight is always 20/20, so successful people often sound like they knew what...

The best productivity tip I ever got was the idea of a “stop-doing list” from Jim Collins. In this Age of Distraction, we’re all dodging and weaving between so much incoming information that what you don’t do on a daily basis has become as important—if not more—as...

As women, we’re often told that we should “be more confident.” But how do you go about that? And what exactly is confidence anyway? I spoke with Claire Shipman, co-author of the NYT bestseller The Confidence Code: The Science & Art of Self-Assurance and What Women...