The scientific reasons why working from home is so exhausting

You must have noticed that being on video conference calls all day has been exhausting. There is a good reason for it. On the one hand, it is crucial now more than ever to maintain the interpersonal connection and keep your video on while speaking to people. This is as close as we can come[…]

Best way to answer the question: “Tell me about yourself”

We all have encountered this question a few times in our lives. It could be for job interviews, school interviews or at networking events. It may be implicit or explicit. Let’s look at this question from a job interview perspective. If you have not thought through this, it can seem like a straightforward yet loaded[…]

A masked form of sexism

“We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change.” —Sheryl Sandberg Studies about sexism indicate that it has two components to it. One is hostile sexism, and the other is benevolent sexism. When discussing discrimination between sexes, we usually talk about hostile sexism, which reflects[…]

How to develop your intuition to be a better leader

Most often when we have to make life-altering decisions or answer crucial questions that may impact many lives or the bottom line significantly, we tend to look outside of ourselves for = answers. We may go on a fact-finding mission, research by interrogating subordinates, friends, family, and co-workers or search the internet. What we fail to[…]