The Growing Importance of “Soft Skills” in the Workplace
By Ray Williams March 14, 2020 If the Covid-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it is the importance of knowing what matters most in our lives, personally and professionally. For many business leaders, it is not so much about what we can achieve, but rather how...
COVID-19 is Ushering in a New Age of Digital Mental Health Services
By Ray Williams November 9, 2020 Here is a short list of what it’s like to live through the coronavirus: heightened feelings of anxiety, hopelessness brought on by social distancing and self-isolation; a 24-hour death toll to keep track of, life or death...
COVID-19 and the End of the 8-Hour Working Day
By Ray Williams November 2, 2020 An executive at JPMorgan Chase & Co. gets unapologetic messages from colleagues on nights and weekends, including a notably demanding one on Easter Sunday. A web designer whose bedroom doubles as an office has to set an...
Self-Criticism or Self-Compassion: Which Works Best?
By Ray Williams October 21, 2020 “I’ll never get that promotion/job. I screwed up again. I should/shouldn’t have…(fill in the blanks). We frequently hear people verbalize these types of self-critiques to their friends, families and even strangers online. Or you...
Our Obsession with Narcissistic Leaders When Humble Leaders are Better
Americans are obsessed with narcissistic leaders, or at least they have an ambivalence between the ones they like and the ones they promote.