Inspirational

Leadership is about influence, but the most important person to influence is yourself. So what is the best way to do so? Here are five ways the smartest people influence themselves: 1. Make peace with the uncontrollable. Figure out the things you can change, and then change them. If you can’t change something, learn to […]

Ze Frank could do a TED Talk about pivots, but his TED Talk pivot was a few pivots ago.  If you knew him only from his trailblazing forays into the video blogging realm, where he was renowned for quirky, crowdsourced art projects, you might not guess that the career of Hosea Frank (Ze for short,

From her beginnings as a college student dating her boyfriend (now co-founder of a cookie empire), Tiffany Chen of Tiff’s Treats has many valuable nuggets from her journey to share, whether or not you have a sweet tooth.  On this week’s episode of In the Details we dig into Chen’s adjustment from baker to business

The buddy system works. It works for kindergartners crossing the street and grown adults trying to lose a few pounds and live a healthier life. If you’ve ever worked with someone else to reach shared goals successfully—let’s call them an accountability partner—you realize how much harder it would’ve been to go it alone. This is

Communication takes work, and it can be difficult—on both sides of the conversation—to improve it. You might not even realize that work needs to be done. But think about this: You probably spend more time second-guessing the intent behind poor communication than working to improve it. “Oh, she didn’t copy me on purpose.” “He’s withholding

Communication takes work, and it can be difficult—on both sides of the conversation—to improve it. You might not even realize that work needs to be done. But think about this: You probably spend more time second-guessing the intent behind poor communication than working to improve it. “Oh, she didn’t copy me on purpose.” “He’s withholding

From her beginnings as a college student dating her boyfriend (now co-founder of a cookie empire), Tiffany Chen of Tiff’s Treats has many valuable nuggets from her journey to share, whether or not you have a sweet tooth.  On this week’s episode of In the Details we dig into Chen’s adjustment from baker to business

The buddy system works. It works for kindergartners crossing the street and grown adults trying to lose a few pounds and live a healthier life. If you’ve ever worked with someone else to reach shared goals successfully—let’s call them an accountability partner—you realize how much harder it would’ve been to go it alone. This is