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Earlier in my career at the U.S. State Department, I made several diplomatic trips to Israel and the West Bank while working on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. While there I had a chance to get to know one of our security officers appointed from the Israeli

This article is part of an ongoing series about Filter Quality (FQ). For the first part in the series, click here. With every click, ping, and buzz, our attention spans are dropping. In professional life, this assault on our attentive energies is emerging as a hidden

M&As aren’t mergers of brands or assets—they are unions of people and cultures. For mergers and acquisitions to actually work, leaders need to focus on culture and what truly defines it: employees.

Great leaders excel at filtering out distractions and focusing their time on what really matters most. In this article, we'll show you how to strengthen this skill. The result? More meaningful, and valuable, professional and personal lives.

In part two of our three-part series, we look to behavioral psychology for practical ways to combat negativity bias and promote an organizational culture ready for positive change.

In part one of our three-part series, we ask why our brains seem hardwired for negativity and how leaders can take actions to correct this cognitive bias.

Change is constant, but it’s also agnostic. Whether or not you’re evolving into something better or deflating into something worse depends only on how you approach new challenges and let go of your old attachments.

In our continuing series on the Six Factors of career choice, family always demands an asterisk. Whether it is your family of origin or your family of choice, family will have the most powerful, enduring, and consequential impact on your career choice at every stage

A layoff can be the worst moment of your life. We’ll show you how we helped one of our clients manage the crisis and take concrete steps towards getting her head above water.

Two former clients prove that just because you’re good at something doesn’t mean that it’s always good for you or your career. Your next, best job could depend on it.

Earlier in my career at the U.S. State Department, I made several diplomatic trips to Israel and the West Bank while working on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. While there I had a chance to get to know one of our security officers appointed from the Israeli

This article is part of an ongoing series about Filter Quality (FQ). For the first part in the series, click here. With every click, ping, and buzz, our attention spans are dropping. In professional life, this assault on our attentive energies is emerging as a hidden

M&As aren’t mergers of brands or assets—they are unions of people and cultures. For mergers and acquisitions to actually work, leaders need to focus on culture and what truly defines it: employees.

Great leaders excel at filtering out distractions and focusing their time on what really matters most. In this article, we'll show you how to strengthen this skill. The result? More meaningful, and valuable, professional and personal lives.

In part two of our three-part series, we look to behavioral psychology for practical ways to combat negativity bias and promote an organizational culture ready for positive change.

In part one of our three-part series, we ask why our brains seem hardwired for negativity and how leaders can take actions to correct this cognitive bias.

Change is constant, but it’s also agnostic. Whether or not you’re evolving into something better or deflating into something worse depends only on how you approach new challenges and let go of your old attachments.

In our continuing series on the Six Factors of career choice, family always demands an asterisk. Whether it is your family of origin or your family of choice, family will have the most powerful, enduring, and consequential impact on your career choice at every stage

A layoff can be the worst moment of your life. We’ll show you how we helped one of our clients manage the crisis and take concrete steps towards getting her head above water.

Two former clients prove that just because you’re good at something doesn’t mean that it’s always good for you or your career. Your next, best job could depend on it.

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