Do I Have to Keep Up with My Boss’s Work Hours? Dear DW, The head of sales promotion at my firm is a self-proclaimed early bird, churning out emails at 7 a.m. Do I need to keep up to be seen as a team player? Signed, Late Bird Losing...
How Monotasking Boosts Your Brain—and Your Productivity While furiously multitasking can make you feel like you’re getting a lot done, it can lower productivity by up to 40 percent, researchers say. If you hope to cross items off your to-do list, here’s why monotasking—focusing on one...
Women, in particular women of color, can struggle to be heard and heeded. Here are some actionable tips to help you persuade and influence. By Sheryl Nance-Nash Imagine waving a magic wand and getting coworkers to do exactly what you want them to do. Or finding out that...
Who's Next? Making sure you have a pipeline of diverse talent who will be ready to replace your current leaders when they retire or leave for new roles sets up your organization for future success. Here’s what you need to create a succession plan that works. A...
The pandemic has prompted many professional Black women to consider trying their hand at entrepreneurship, but companies have the power to keep their top talent from jumping ship. Although 56 percent of Black women who left Corporate America to start a business did so because they realized...
Dear DW, I am a cisgender woman. Should I add “she/her” to the signature in my email? Signed, Want to Be an Ally Dear Ally, Specifying gender pronouns as a cisgender woman sends a signal of inclusivity, says Nancy J. Geenan, chief executive officer of Flexability, a workplace equity...