Blog Archives - Erica Ariel Fox

Thursday, February 2nd, 2023

ChatGPT Means One Thing For Humans: It’s Time To Get Real

When I was little, my uncle nicknamed me “Smarty Smarty.” I never knew exactly how to take that moniker. Was it meant with affection? As teasing? Was he impressed...
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Tuesday, December 13th, 2022

You’re Stressing People Out. Learn To Lead Your Nervous System

For too long, high-octane leadership has been the norm – the “crushing it” founder who sleeps under his desk or the partner on track for promotion who pulls all-nighters...
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Monday, December 5th, 2022

This Leadership Motivation Is Toxic. Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Do It

A top executive I know once received an email in error that called him out as someone who lacked potential for a top role at the company. He printed...
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Monday, November 28th, 2022

Thanksgiving Is More Than A Day. It’s A Core Leadership Practice.

This past week, many Americans celebrated Thanksgiving. The national holiday provides a time for reflection and appreciation. We step back and express gratitude for what we have and for...
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Thursday, November 10th, 2022

More than 100 CEO Climate Leaders share an open letter for world leaders at COP27

Business leaders are taking up the mantle to lead not just companies but society. This is the moral imperative of our time. Trust in government is broken. Efficacy of...
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Friday, September 23rd, 2022

Harry And Meghan Show Us When It Comes To Trauma, We Still Don’t Get It

We’ve given a lot of lip service over the past three years to the importance of caring for our mental health. We’ve acknowledged that COVID-19 took an emotional toll,...
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Wednesday, August 31st, 2022

Work-Life Balance Didn’t Work. On Labor Day, Commit To Putting Life First.

As the lazy summer nights give way to strictures of back-to-school bedtimes and back-to-work deadlines, I’m reminded of the last hurrah to summer in my youth. I grew up...
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Monday, August 22nd, 2022

This Is The Skill Your MBA Curriculum Should Teach, But Doesn’t

It’s 1997. I’m teaching a weeklong workshop on negotiation and conflict resolution at a renowned university in Seoul with Doug Stone, a dear friend and long-time colleague at Harvard...
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Monday, August 15th, 2022

How To Hold It Together In Chaotic Times

In the 2021 movie “Don’t Look Up,” two astronomers discover a massive comet hurtling toward Earth. The comet will destroy life as we know it unless humanity bands together...
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