Give Yourself a Break: The Power of Self Compassion

Give Yourself a Break: The Power of Self Compassion

by Serena Chen, A version of this article appeared in the September–October 2018 issue (pp.116–123) of Harvard Business Review. When people experience a setback at work—whether it’s a bad salesquarter, being overlooked for a promotion, or an interpersonalconflict with...
The Busier You Are,the More You Need Quiet Time.

The Busier You Are,the More You Need Quiet Time.

Cultivating silence, as Hal Gregersen writes in a recent HBR article,“increase[s] your chances of encountering novel ideas and informationand discerning weak signals.” When we’re constantly fixated on theverbal agenda—what to say next, what to write next, what to...