Maya Smart

On Singing the Blues

My eyes scanned the words.  They were happy.  No one was singing the blues. But the words did not compute.  I never, with my

How to Vanquish Email Overload Once and For All

Given our frequently complex and unpredictable lives, we all need a few daily anchors—little things that make us feel grounded

Leadership: The Echelman Way

The choice of Janet Echelman’s work to illustrate the Harvard Business Review article “Women Rising: The Unseen Barriers”

The Gift Card Conundrum: How to Spend without Overspending

Dear Maya, I received a bunch of gift cards this holiday season and I still haven’t spent the ones I received last year. 

A Writer to Remember – Zora Neale Hurston

This Year I Learn to Cook

For the last ten years or so I’ve written out New Year’s Intentions.  They are like resolutions but a bit less, well,

Ready or Not: Having a Baby Means Making Some Tough Calls

Dear Maya, Well, there is a lot I could use some advice on but right now my thoughts have been centered around one thing that

To-Do Or Not-To-Do Lists? Both, Please!

I love a good list.  I list things to do, errands to run, calls to make.  I even record things that I want other people to do

Wise Woman Mellody Hobson

MLK Day Redux

Last night my husband worried that my website was broken.  He’d visited my blog but only saw an image of the Martin Luther