Last summer, I was at a board meeting and a member from New York was talking about how much he loved surfing, and asked me if I surfed. A week later I was with a friend in Boulder and surfing came up again. I live in one of the world’s best surf spots and my answer was always “No, I don’t surf.” Frustrated at my own answer, I got in the water the next weekend, got up on my second wave (with a push), and have been surfing every possible day since. … [Read more...] about Learning To Brave The Big Waves Of Innovation
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Burnout put me in the hospital. This is what I learned about healthy work-life balance
It’s easy to lose yourself in your work in a culture that values success, achievement, and productivity. You might feel that pressure to push yourself harder and faster but everyone has a limit and it’s most certainly not one-speed-fits-all. If we weren’t too distracted with work, deadlines, and home life, we’d react to the symptoms in a healthier way. Burning out is a signal that you need to change it up. What you are currently doing is clearly not working for you. … [Read more...] about Burnout put me in the hospital. This is what I learned about healthy work-life balance
6 CEOs on the most unexpected lessons they learned in 2020
2. Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO of Coursera “I’ve learned how productive remote working can be, and how it has fundamentally changed how Coursera works. We’ll never go back. Before the pandemic, I thought in-person collaboration was crucial for innovation and agility. Remote work is a great equalizer, minimizing the impact of how you look, what you wear, and where you sit. While there is still a critical value for in-person communication, tools like Zoom and Google Docs enable us to meet face-to-face and work collaboratively on shared documents, and many employees enjoy the increased flexibility that comes with virtual work. Remote work is here to stay, and I look forward to building a more robust virtual workforce at Coursera beyond the pandemic.” … [Read more...] about 6 CEOs on the most unexpected lessons they learned in 2020
I spoke to 99 big thinkers about what our world after coronavirus might look like: This is what I learned
Yolanda Kakabadse, former environmental minister of Ecuador, similarly believes that the world will recognize that “ecosystem health equals human health,” and focus new attention on the environment. And military historian Andrew Bacevich would like to see a conversation about “the definition of national security in the 21st century.” … [Read more...] about I spoke to 99 big thinkers about what our world after coronavirus might look like: This is what I learned
After a string of life setbacks, here’s how I learned to rethink happiness
As a leader, I spent this year listening and learning, reconciling and redefining the meaning of management in an awakened world where equity is no longer a cause but an imperative. This required shifting from being client-centric to being employee-first. Today, more than ever, leadership is an art in relationships. It requires honesty, empathy, integrity, and grace—traits not easy to cultivate (or typically celebrated) in the demanding, deadline-driven world of business. … [Read more...] about After a string of life setbacks, here’s how I learned to rethink happiness
