Motivational

In 2021, Better.com stirred controversy when it laid off 900 employees via a Zoom webinar. In 2023, when Google cut its workforce by 12,000, some employees say they learned of their termination by email or abrupt loss of system access. This detached style of layoffs demonstrates a chilling lack of personal connection, reflected in the […]

AI is everywhere now, helping people move faster and work smarter. But despite its growing reputation, it’s often not that intelligent. Spend enough time with a chatbot and it’ll eventually say something completely wrong or bizarre. A December study by Anthropic AI and Redwood Research found that some AI systems not only lie deliberately, but

Michelle Rozen, Ph.D., specializes in change. Since earning her master’s and doctorate in psychology over a decade ago (while raising three young children and working full-time), Rozen has helped executive leadership teams at companies like Johnson & Johnson, Merrill Lynch, Coca-Cola and Pfizer navigate massive organizational changes. Her work in this field has even earned

Summer travel season is about to heat up, and for many people that means not only spending more time on the road, but also logging into public Wi-Fi networks.   While the need to keep in touch (and post all your fabulous vacation pics) while away from home is real, modern travelers also need to be

If you’re a bookworm, you might take a book with you on your vacation—but what if you had a whole vacation centered around reading? That’s the premise of reading retreats, which have popped up all over the world in the past few years. Reading retreats usually consist of 15–20 people who get together, usually at

As sustainability increasingly becomes a critical focus in modern business, entrepreneurs face new challenges and opportunities to create responsible and successful future-proof businesses. In a market where there is a demand for greater environmental and social responsibility, it has become essential for business leaders to understand how to integrate genuinely sustainable practices in their business

Work as we know it is evolving. Whether it’s a business, side hustle or traditional career, how we earn, build wealth and eventually retire is changing with the passage of time, new technology emerging and different mindsets about work within each generation. Gen Z, in particular, has adopted a different view of work and has

Building an online presence isn’t enough for businesses to stand out in today’s evolving digital landscape. To stay competitive and empower growth, companies must also focus on boosting online visibility and credibility to attract better web traffic, leads and long-term business opportunities. This is where search engine optimization, commonly called SEO, comes into the picture.

When planning a vacation, some people are content to sit on the beach for a week, while others want to give back to the communities they visit. Combining volunteer work with a vacation, sometimes called “voluntourism,” is growing in popularity, expected to increase 6.1% between 2024 and 2030.  “Dedicating time to making a positive difference

Startups usually get attention when they raise significant capital—but the soft skills side of startup culture deserves more attention. After all, leadership, self-discipline and determination are also essential for growth.  Amazon CEO Andy Jassy understands the value of preserving a startup culture, even within a multi-trillion-dollar organization, and expressed its importance in his latest Amazon