February 2023

Remember Roger Bannister?  Until 1954, it seemed impossible for a human to run a mile in under four minutes. Then Bannister did it, and his record stood for only 46 days. In the next 67 years, more than 1,500 runners beat the four-minute mile. What changed? Only a belief in what’s possible. Most powerful ideas […]

Q: My team openly shares some of their struggles, both personal and professional, in the office. As the team leader, I want to show my human side and share that I experience similar struggles, but I don’t want to come across as weak or not having it all figured out when they need direction. How

Managing and parenting are alike in many ways—and you can use your child-raising skills at work to be a better manager. Expectations must be set, accountability must be enforced, mutual respect must be fostered and praise must be doled out with some regularity—all of which come together to support an individual in becoming a self-sufficient

Hiring people who lived up to the name of Care.com—an online service that matches families with housekeepers and caregivers for the elderly, children and even pets—was critically important to founder and former CEO Sheila Lirio Marcelo as the firm expanded. To do that, Marcelo and other executives employed everything from problem-solving scenarios to personality testing