How to find powerful stories in numbers

How to find powerful stories in numbers

My obsessions with journalism and baseball started in junior high. At the time, I had no clue how these two subjects would prepare me for today’s big data age that’s bringing about deeper understanding, especially for targeted improvements. Back then, I defied...
Want to speak like a powerful activist? Adopt these 4 tips

Want to speak like a powerful activist? Adopt these 4 tips

Activists by definition advocate vigorously for their causes. Those who speak regularly take their responsibilities literally. The word advocate comes from the Latin “advocare” – “adding” their “voice.” Speaking out doesn’t always mean speaking well though. So when I...
Learning the benefits of eye contact from a dog

Learning the benefits of eye contact from a dog

Whether you’re talking to people informally or making a presentation, eye contact helps you increase the impact you make on others. For tips on improving your eye contact, check out Learning the benefits of eye contact from a dog, published by Forbes.com on April 19,...
How to share in my memorable WorkHuman moments

How to share in my memorable WorkHuman moments

What’s sticky several weeks after the 2018 WorkHuman live conference  ended? Seven moments are still top of mind. First, some background. WorkHuman — the concept that you bring your whole self to work — is more of a movement than a conventional conference....
Why you need to manage energy, not people

Why you need to manage energy, not people

What happened when best-selling authors and leadership experts Cy Wakeman, Brené Brown, Tony Schwartz, Simon Sinek, David Rock, Adam Grant, and Shawn Achor convened in Austin last week for WorkHuman? More than 2,000 of us heard their heartfelt convictions, grounded in...
Why you should care about #FactCheckIt

Why you should care about #FactCheckIt

In 2017, April 2 became International Fact-Checking Day. It’s now an annual event, sponsored by the International Fact-Checking Network along with fact-checking organizations around the globe. After hearing that factoid yesterday – April 1, 2018 – while listening to...