Inspirational

When Robert Glazer founded the global affiliate and partner marketing agency Acceleration Partners, his timing wasn’t great. It was 2007, and the global economy was spiraling toward a massive recession. It took patience, but the business took off. Acceleration Partners has previously been ranked among the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The company drove over $7.3 […]

Nearly 160 years after Abraham Lincoln’s death, the history books have yet to close on the man and his career. His most resounding legacy, of course, is the success of the Union, the preservation of democracy and the “[creation of] the possibility of civil and social freedom for African Americans,” according to the Smithsonian. But

Last summer, we banned personal electronics from our family vacation—no laptops, iPods, video games or other devices. Instead we played cards, read books and watched the Olympics. The first book on my list was Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged, which I’d read for college years ago. I wanted to reread the 1957 novel because it was

Quiet quitting was trending in 2022, as employees responded to feeling underappreciated, underutilized and under-compensated. So, they stopped trying, doing the bare minimum necessary to stay employed and fly under the radar. Business leaders now have a response, one called “quiet hiring.” This new workplace phenomenon is the result of bosses trying to figure out

Earvin “Magic” Johnson was in the seventh year of his Hall of Fame career when thoughts of his basketball afterlife led him to the office of uber-executive Michael Ovitz, co-founder of Creative Artists Agency. Johnson had watched many former athletes attempt entry into the world of business only to fail. He was hoping for advice

We often confuse being productive with working as fast as we can every second of the day. We fear that slowing down and organizing will kill our productivity, but the facts suggest otherwise: The average office employee spends “at least two hours a day—or 25% of their workweek—looking for the documents, information or people they

Perhaps you’re one of the lucky few who have known your career path since you were barely out of diapers. What was once pretend play (i.e. teacher, doctor or firefighter) is now your profession. But for many of us, the promise of college majors is less rosy in reality, which could signal the need for

Everyone goes through moments where they reflect on past experiences and think, ‘Well, that didn’t go as planned.” Dr. Neeta Bhushan thinks these moments can be magical and life changing. She’s a former cosmetic dentist turned bestselling author, international speaker and leadership coach.  This week, she talks with On Your Terms host Erin King about

We learned recently with the “great resignation” that American workers have had enough. They want higher pay, work-life balance, job security and an increase in workplace diversity and inclusion, among other things, according to a 2022 Gallup study. In January 2023, the unemployment rate hit an all-time low of 3.4%—“the lowest jobless level since May

Mindset is not everything, but it impacts everything. Lauren Johnson is a mental performance consultant and executive coach with more than a decade of experience working with high-performing individuals, powerhouse organizations and professional athletes, including the New York Yankees. This week, Johnson tells In the Details host Karen Allen about the relationship between mental performance