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E.l.f. Beauty’s posts on TikTok and Instagram receive hundreds if not thousands of comments when they go online. Often, the comments include questions about when a product is launching, how the product compares to other E.l.f. offerings, or what type of skin or hair it’s appropriate for. To answer shoppers’ questions i
Have you ever had a moment where the world fell quiet—not because everything stopped, but because you did? You catch your breath, your shoulders drop, and whatever’s been gnawing at you seems insignificant. That feeling has a name: awe. In a work culture that treats exhaustion as a status symbol, awe might be a small b
Years of psychological research show that leadership—the ability to coordinate collective human activity to turn a group of people into a high-performing team or unit—can be effective only if leaders are capable of providing people with constructive feedback . This means telling them what they need to hear to improve t
It’s a familiar scene: After a day of work meetings, calls to extinguish spontaneous fires, and inbox navigation, it’s finally time to sit down and think creatively for a big project. Unfortunately, your brain is still swirling from other tasks, and out of the corner of your eye, you can see another alert from your Tea
Earlier this month, Pabst Blue Ribbon took to Instagram to announce that, in a very real heist, someone stole 40,000 pounds of beer from the company. In the post, the brand gave the thief “18 days and 44 minutes to return our truckload of beer, no questions asked” and called on its audience to “help us solve this myste
The most important skills in today’s workplace are judgment and discretion. This is because the cost of output has never been cheaper. With models like Fable producing yet another step-function increase in capabilities, it’s easier than ever to run a million miles per hour in any direction, so that means you better be
Nearly half of Gen Z workers, 48% to be exact, frequently or consistently feel they are not enough. That statistic should stop every leader who reads it, because it isn’t a motivation problem, a work ethic problem, or a talent problem. It’s a confidence problem. As an executive performance coach who has spent more than
“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” —Howard Thurman That quote from Howard Thurman really resonates with me because there was a period in my career when I wasn’t living it. I hated my job. That was
As some of the largest water reservoirs in the United States plunge to record lows, drought isn’t the only factor to blame. According to a new study, just 122 fossil fuel and cement companies are responsible for roughly half of the water lost to climate change in the American West. In the study, published on August 25
Meta has agreed to pay $17 billion and add stronger child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms to end a landmark trial over teen social media addiction and settle claims filed by 47 states, state attorneys general announced Wednesday. The settlement resolves a pivotal legal case years in the making t
Managers rarely wake up intending to drive away talented employees . Yet every week, employees quietly decide they’ve had enough —not because of one terrible meeting or one bad day, but because they’ve experienced the same behaviors and conduct over and over again. Gallup has repeatedly found that managers account for
“No Black Friday. No seasonal sales. No promotional pricing.” Earlier this year, Petrus Palmér, the founder and CEO of Hem, wrote these words on LinkedIn about his decision to do away with all discounts. This isn’t the first time Hem’s business model has changed course. Palmér founded the cult-favorite Swedish brand—kn
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