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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

Self-transcendence is a complicated concept: It’s what my parents called a 25-cent word. At a simple level, it means getting out of your own way. I wrote recently about...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky barely registered outside his country a month ago. Now he is globally recognized by name, by face, and by his unwavering spirit. When he speaks,...