How to Make Smarter Business Decisions in Chaos How does a business leader strategize in chaos? It’s a question many of us are facing as we currently shelter-in-place and navigate a volatile world economy. As Mark Cuban noted, though, some of today’s most influential startups began during the last recession. Moving forward, leaders need to both respect the moment and lean into the next…
Brand Building During Coronavirus: What Emily Heyward Wants You To Know Meet Emily Heyward, the co-founder of Red Antler, who helped launch some of the biggest brands in the world including Casper, Allbirds, and Prose. Now, she’s sharing her lessons and insights on building iconic brands in her new book, OBSESSED: Building a Brand People Love from Day One. Forbes spoke with…
5 Tips for Staying Productive and Mentally Healthy While You’re Working From Home With the spread of the novel coronavirus affecting everything from international travel to the availability of hand sanitizer, mitigating COVID-19 in the United States has become a growing concern. That’s why many companies are mandating or recommending that as many employees as possible work remotely until the virus can…
What is beautiful writing? What kind of sentence (or paragraph, or page), makes us pull out a pencil and underline? When we see a quote on Pinterest or Twitter, what makes us pin or retweet it? There are many different kinds of writing styles, and we all have different tastes. But I think there are four things in particular that…
You Shouldn’t Have To Sacrifice Your Mental Health To Achieve Your Goals When it comes to ambition, it’s easy to allow big visions to eclipse our needs. In fact, burnout is reaching epidemic levels in our workforce. In 2019, some studies estimated that over two-thirds of employees experienced symptoms. Unrealistic demands and a lack of healthy work-life balance can partially be to…
12 Strategies for Becoming a Sought-After Speaker How do you break into the world of speaking engagements to grow your brand? Make the Pitch “Draw up a list of all the professional organizations in your industry, and make note of when and where their annual conferences occur. If it makes sense for you, draw up a proposal for a panel…
5 Lessons To Make The Most Of Working From Home By Julie Niehoff Even before COVID-19 hit, 4.7 million Americans worked from home. And now that number is astronomical, as many have been forced to stay home—some indefinitely, depending on their work situation. But with this new normal, chances are good that even when COVID-19 has truly subsided, many companies will…
How To Keep Your Working Hours In Check When Working From Home A recent study showed that people are actually working longer hours now that they’re working from home rather than in their typical office setting. One reason is that it’s harder to keep track of time working from home because you don’t have a commute anymore, something that typically signals when…
5 Tips to Switch From Restaurant to Food Delivery By Michiel Heijmans It’s a strange time for all of us. A time that calls for creative ideas on a personal and business-related level. That’s why a lot of restaurants are now delivering food or promoting takeout. In this article, we’ll give you a few tips to get the word out…
Ellevest CEO Sallie Krawcheck Shares Her Advice For Managing Your Money During The Pandemic With widespread layoffs, furloughs, pay cuts and hiring freezes many people are struggling financially. Sallie Krawcheck, the CEO and cofounder of the digital investment platform for women Ellevest, shares her advice for managing your money during the pandemic. “Uncertainty is even more stressful than the certainty of pain.…
