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When your prose are suffering and you’ve lost your muse, it may be best to think on the past to get those creative juices flowing.
Executive Amanda Mesler, who has held numerous prominent roles in corporate America, including as a CEO of Logica N.A., shares examples of both successful and unsuccessful coaching of next-gen women leaders.
Humor begets humor, and laughter results in more open teamwork and more creative ideas.
Just as a Roman household needed slaves, so companies need staff.
Sleepless nights filled with anxiety about the day’s events buzzing through our minds could be helped through a little mindful meditation every day.
Life coach and author Tara Sophia Mohr shares her insight on the strategies necessary for helping girls reach their full leadership potential.
Author Bruce Feiler explains why arranging a 15-20 minute meeting each week will boost the happiness factor for everyone in the family.
Confessions of an Outlaw: A Creativity Workshop, with Philippe Petit High-wire artist Philippe Petit, who four decades ago performed illegally between the World Trade Center towers, explains how his personal […]
Type-A and type-B personalities experience time differently, according to a study that looked at why some people arrive habitually late to appointments.
An op-ed piece in the Los Angeles Times by sociologist Phil Zuckerman supplied a reassuring answer for secular parents: absolutely. In the face of a previous study finding that children […]
In times when going off to war was a badge of courage, deserting was tantamount to treason.
Just as smart devices revived the audiobook industry, our tablets and phones are the most accessible language tutors around.
Elementary students in the Anaheim City School District, located just outside Los Angeles, have partnered with local professional teams to teach science lessons based on sports.
When we don’t slow down and don’t allow our thoughts to be expressed completely, we end up talking past each other.
As reported by The Washington Post’s Max Ehrenfreund, the reasons why Teach For America is receiving fewer applications are manifold, though the main components appear to be the organization’s checkered reputation and the American economy’s recent rebound.
German valuable tongue for those interested in international business, cultural heritage, and speaking better English.
There’s a difference between how success is measured as a general employee versus how you’re evaluated as a leader. Identifying that gap is key to further advancement.
New research led by popular neuroscientist David Eagleman demonstrates that our brain reacts to corporate behavior as though individual people were taking action.
Preschoolers demonstrate stronger academic achievement when lessons about caring and mindfulness are integrated into the traditional curriculum, say educational researchers in Wisconsin.
“We’ve become a less violent species because we recognize the futility and the undesirability of violence.”
The power of positive thought has a double edge: on one hand it helps us cope when we’re faced with difficult circumstances, but if not checked with a dose of realism, it can set us up for defeat.
While some school districts have experimented with holding classes via the internet during bad weather, the format isn’t wholly feasible for all subjects.
The way most helicopter parents behave, you’d think the daily chance of dying is equal to a coin flip.
Without a nuanced understanding of what it means to be authentic, we easily shirk the effort required to fully explore our range of personal and professional potential.
Americans are brought up on the idea that if someone works hard enough, they can move up in society. When in reality this kind of social mobility—a rags-to-riches story—is hard to come by.
Legislators in several different states are trying to keep cursive alive by introducing bills mandating its teaching. Some experts—including the architects of common core—don’t feel it’s a priority.
Young math learners are done a major disservice by speed trials and drills, says education expert Jo Boaler. We need to redesign education so that students work on problems they enjoy.
New research indicates that today’s college graduates are ill-equipped to enter today’s workforce. The solution is to get more ambitious while matriculating and obtain life experience that hones your ability to innovate and adapt.
A person’s appearance—specifically, their facial features—helps determine whether we assess their motives favorably or if we naturally suspect them of vice.
Researchers have found that singles who spend their free time helping friends and neighbors are more likely to be in a relationship a year later. And who says nice guys finish last?