Personal Development

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. 

Leadership: The Echelman Way

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

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

Strange Parenting Rituals of the Young and Restless

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

Reflecting on Priorities in Life and Motherhood, Two Years In

You’ve Delegated Tasks. Now How Do You Make Sure They Actually Get Done?

The Secret to Successful Meeting-hopping (Hint: It’s All in the Notes)

I knew I had a problem when, in a meeting with a couple of block-print Moleskin types, I pulled out a crumpled piece of bright

What Does It Really Take for Women to Become Corporate Leaders?

What it Looks Like to Commit Without Overcommitting

September 24, 2013 marked a big milestone in my personal productivity journey. It was the first jam-packed day of meetings that I