From REI CO.OP authored by Cassidy Randall: “Her hood cinched tight against the unforgiving British winter, Jasmin Paris ran through the continual pool of light laid down by her headlamp. The horizontal rain blew into her eyes, obscuring the upcoming checkpoint where she would briefly rest, eat and pump breast milk for her 14-month-old daughter […]
Category Archives: Strategy
The Japanese art principle that teaches how to work with failure
From Quartz authored by Ephrat Livni: “Like a favorite cup or plate, people sometimes crack. We may even break. Obviously, we cannot and ought not throw ourselves away when this happens. Instead, we can relish the blemishes and learn to turn these scars into art—like kintsugi (金継ぎ), an ancient Japanese practice that beautifies broken pottery. Kintsugi, or […]
If You Feel Thankful, Write It Down. It’s Good For Your Health
From NPR authored by Maanvi Singh: “Over this past year, lifestyle blogger Aileen Xu has kept a monthly gratitude list. Sometimes it was the big stuff: “I’m grateful that my family is so understanding. I’m grateful so many people care.” And sometimes it was life’s little blessings: “July 2018: I’m grateful for good hair after […]
Why We Need Older Women in the Workplace
From The Cut authored by Lisa Miller: “When I was about 30, I was hired to be an editor at The Wall Street Journal. There was no good reason for this. I was a pretty good writer, and I knew the rules of grammar and was in general interested in a lot of stuff. But nothing […]
The Most Viral Teaching Moments Of 2018
From NPR authored by Anya Kamenetz: “In 2018, teachers and students used social media to let the world in. Viral posts shared moments of joy, laughter and even anger. Educators responded to the news — and sometimes they made news. We’ve been gathering up the most notable of those school-related viral moments of the year […]
This Is What ‘Self-Care’ REALLY Means, Because It’s Not All Salt Baths And Chocolate Cake
From Thought Catalog authored by Brianna Wiest: “Self-care is often a very unbeautiful thing. It is making a spreadsheet of your debt and enforcing a morning routine and cooking yourself healthy meals and no longer just running from your problems and calling the distraction a solution. It is often doing the ugliest thing that you have […]
8 TED Talks to Make You Think Differently in 2019
From Career Contessa authored by Ally Freed: “The holidays inevitably come with downtime, whether it’s spent curling up near the fireplace, or in the airport because of that flight delay. Here are six TED talks to inspire you while you wait. Known as “ideas worth spreading,” TED talks are great for busy career women. They’re […]
How to Be Happy
From The New York Times authored by Tara Parker-Pope: “Behavioral scientists have spent a lot of time studying what makes us happy (and what doesn’t). We know happiness can predict health and longevity, and happiness scales can be used to measure social progress and the success of public policies. But happiness isn’t something that just […]
Stories about women shaped 2018. Here are the ones to remember.
From The Lily authored by Lena Felton: “In 2018, women’s stories demanded to be told. One woman alleged that a now-powerful man had sexually assaulted her while they were in high school. Another ran for a U.S. House seat, even as she told voters that “women like me aren’t supposed to run for office.” A third escaped genocide and sexual slavery, […]
Time’s Up’s New CEO on What We Can’t Tolerate
From The Cut authored by Jessica Boddy: “Activists and celebrities gathered Tuesday evening in New York to honor Lisa Borders, the new president and CEO of Time’s Up, the initiative and legal defense fund fighting sexual harassment and inequality. Cindi Leive, Padma Lakshmi, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Inez van Lamsweerde and more were the evening’s hosts. Borders started […]
