Carrie Root recalls hearing about a law firm whose senior attorneys were grumbling about unmotivated Millennials. The firm wanted its youngest associates to achieve a certain number of billing hours and offered substantial bonuses as enticement. When a large percentage of the young attorneys failed to meet the goal, the senior attorneys discontentedly muttered about “lazy … [More]

Whether you want to admit it’s a problem for you or not, stress has infected the American workplace. Just how bad is it? According to the American Institute of Stress, the stats are troubling: 83% of U.S workers suffer from work-related stress. U.S. businesses lose up to $300 billion yearly as a result of workplace stress. Work-related stress causes 120,000 deaths … [More]

As if operating a business wasn't already difficult enough, operating one through the challenges of the pandemic and the continuation of COVID restrictions has turned the typical challenges into feeling like you were operating in a war room and constantly putting out more fires than ever. This crisis-mode type of management causes us as leaders to adapt and grow. Although … [More]

Chances are, if you think your story’s worth telling, it probably is. After all, humans are drawn to stories more than any other narrative form. Studies have shown that people are twenty-two times more likely to remember stories than they are facts and figures alone. That’s why marketing is rooted in storytelling—and any successful brand you can think of has a compelling tale … [More]