Leadership

How to Beat Travel Fatigue
Leadership

How to Beat Travel Fatigue

There is really no way of getting around it: traveling is exhausting. If your professional obligations have you traveling as often as mine do, fighting off…
brittanyhunter
5 Essential Travel Apps
Leadership

5 Essential Travel Apps

Every year, 64% of Americans plan some sort of getaway vacation. Many people grew up with fond memories of packing up the car and heading to the beach, the…
manishdudharejia
Sabbatical on a Budget
Leadership

Sabbatical on a Budget

Picture this: you’ve been with the same employer for many years and they want to reward your loyalty with the recharge of a sabbatical.
Andrew Lott
The Science of Curiosity
Leadership

The Science of Curiosity

Curiosity starts early. Children throw cups from highchairs over and over, testing gravity and their parents.
Erin Wildermuth
Investigative Leadership
Leadership

Investigative Leadership

Eight years ago, Craig Ross achieved a career milestone. He became the majority owner, CEO, and president of Verus Global, a leadership development…
Andrea Williams
The Counsel of Scorpions
Leadership

The Counsel of Scorpions

Solomon was said to be the most successful king that Israel ever had—renowned for his wisdom and his riches. His heir Rehoboam, not so much.
Jeremy Lott
The Science of Intuition
Leadership

The Science of Intuition

Your intuition is a lot like Shawn Spencer. If you’re not familiar with the hit TV show Psych, Spencer is a private detective with a twist: he has everyone…
Erin Wildermuth
Big Data is Overrated
Leadership

Big Data is Overrated

If thou gaze long into an algorithm, the algorithm will also gaze into… well, not exactly thee, right?
shawnmacomber
How to Avoid a Nuclear War
Leadership

How to Avoid a Nuclear War

You will never make a fully-informed decision. Accept it. The reality is that every choice involves using limited information, can have unforeseen…
RiShawn Biddle
Words as Self-Sabotage
Leadership

Words as Self-Sabotage

You are often your own worst enemy. It starts with the words out of your mouth and the voices in your head.
RiShawn Biddle
The Science of Words
Leadership

The Science of Words

The idea of self-talk elicits images of less-than-sane people muttering to themselves as they stumble about less-than-safe streets.
Erin Wildermuth
Words That Changed History
Leadership

Words That Changed History

People have delivered countless speeches in history. But even speeches delivered by the most prominent people, on the most auspicious occasions, routinely make…
thomaskidd
The Science of Naps
Leadership

The Science of Naps

My two-year-old is asleep for the third time today. I thought I had developed a clever disciplinary method when I started telling him that cranky kids need…
Erin Wildermuth
Bouncing Back After Burnout
Leadership

Bouncing Back After Burnout

The intentions are noble: You want to buy a house with a backyard for your kids, pay off debt, or do something to actually justify the $50,000 worth of student…
Andrea Williams
The Importance of Play
Leadership

The Importance of Play

This past weekend our family had to cancel a special trip to a friend’s lake house that had been circled on the calendar for months.
Andrew Lott
Get a Life!
Leadership

Get a Life!

For my first job in Washington, DC, I worked very long hours. One night, a rare dinner date was lined up. “What time do you get off?
Jeremy Lott