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A psychologist explains the 5 most common sources of career frustration (and how to find work that works for you)

August 31, 2024 A psychologist explains the 5 most common sources of career frustration (and how to find work that works for you) Tessa West is a social psychology professor at New York University and an expert on interpersonal communication. She has over 100 academic publications and is a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal. … Continue reading A psychologist explains the 5 most common sources of career frustration (and how to find work that works for you)

Ultra-endurance athlete Rich Roll explains the practices that fuel transformation

 June 08, 2024 Ultra-endurance athlete Rich Roll explains the practices that fuel transformation Rich Roll discusses his fundamental mindset tool, his ongoing journey to uncouple suffering and achievement, and how he disrupts his routine to discover new possibilities.  BY Jenna Abdou When Rich Roll was in his early forties, he went on a run that changed … Continue reading Ultra-endurance athlete Rich Roll explains the practices that fuel transformation

A Nobel Prize winner explains progressive capitalism and freedom

May 27, 2024 A Nobel Prize winner explains progressive capitalism and freedom Joseph Stiglitz believes a 21st-century economy and society require a rich set of institutions, from profit-making firms to cooperatives, unions, an engaged civil society, not-for-profit institutions, and public institutions, components of what he calls progressive capitalism. BY Next Big Idea Club Joseph Stiglitz is … Continue reading A Nobel Prize winner explains progressive capitalism and freedom

Practical optimism can be learned. A psychiatrist explains how and why your well-being depends on it

May 11, 2024 Practical optimism can be learned. A psychiatrist explains how and why your well-being depends on it Dr. Varna spent the past 20 years studying how we can all benefit from the wellspring of optimism and reap its benefits, even if you are the glass-half-empty-type. BY Next Big Idea Club Dr. Sue Varma is … Continue reading Practical optimism can be learned. A psychiatrist explains how and why your well-being depends on it

A management expert explains how OpenAI’s nonprofit-corporate hybrid model works

  By The Conversation December 01, 2023 In late November, the board of OpenAI, creator of the popular ChatGPT and DALL-E artificial intelligence tools, fired Sam Altman, its chief executive officer. Chaos ensued as investors and employees rebelled. By the time the mayhem had subsided five days later, Altman had returned triumphantly to the OpenAI fold amid staff … Continue reading A management expert explains how OpenAI’s nonprofit-corporate hybrid model works

Organizational psychologist Adam Grant explains why we should normalize failure

  By Jessica Bursztynsky March 10, 2023 As mass layoffs and sky-high inflation continue to shake the economy, it seems the fear of a potential recession is on everyone’s mind these days. [Photo: Courtesy Adam Grant] Fast Company sat down with organizational psychologist and Wharton professor Adam Grant at BetterUp’s Uplift conference in San Francisco … Continue reading Organizational psychologist Adam Grant explains why we should normalize failure

A Harvard career adviser explains how managers can bridge the Gen-Z generation gap at work

  By Shalene Gupta October 12, 2022 Gen Z is still young, but this demographic cohort has already weathered a global pandemic, rampant inflation, and the ever-present rise of climate change. The oldest among them have had to enter their first jobs while the world was adjusting to remote work and the ramifications of COVID-19, … Continue reading A Harvard career adviser explains how managers can bridge the Gen-Z generation gap at work

Ricky Williams explains how he went from NFL player to weed entrepreneur

  By Max Ufberg October 10, 2022 In his 11-year NFL career, Ricky Williams was a Pro Bowl running back, a single-season rushing yards leader, and one of just 31 players in league history to amass 10,000-plus career rushing yards. And before all that, he was a Heisman Trophy winner with the Texas Longhorns.   … Continue reading Ricky Williams explains how he went from NFL player to weed entrepreneur