February is Black History Month in the US, and this year’s theme is especially relevant to the world of work. Here are some ways to recognize it (and why it matters)! February is Black History Month in the United States,
I work in Finance at MeaningSphere. Most company-wide emails I send are related to financial stewardship. But last year, on the first day of Black History Month, I sent my colleagues something a little more personal: a curated list of
Reboot (verb) To start anew, to make a fresh start. There’s a general rule to working with computers: If something’s not working properly, start by pressing the reboot button. More often than not, this act of stopping what we’re doing
Reflect (Verb) to think quietly and calmly. If you didn’t make any new year’s resolutions this time round, or you’ve already given yours up – don’t worry. We’re here to tell you that the new year doesn’t have to be
Ever struggled with where to take your career, or what to do next? In Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life, Silicon valley innovators and Stanford University design educators Bill Burnett and Dave Evans apply design thinking
Rediscover (Verb) to discover (something lost or forgotten) again. What was your favorite part of the winter holiday season? Maybe it was cooking – or consuming – festive food. Or getting out the old board games to play with family.
How can reflection help you not just look back on your past worklife, but better understand the present and shape your future worklife? In Experiments in Reflection, Stanford d.school professor Leticia Britos Cavagnaro brings her expertise as a scientist-turned-designer to
Our theme this month is Know Yourself! Here are some ways to test and expand our self-knowledge, starting with these recommendations from our very own MeaningSphere Guides. Many of us spent our formative years soaking up knowledge that was supposed
In Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well, Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmondson challenges the conventional view of failure as something to be avoided at all costs. Instead, she argues that learning to fail well is essential
Why is productivity so broken and what is it anyway? In his latest book Slow Productivity, bestselling author and Georgetown University professor Cal Newport introduces a new approach to productivity, one that’s more human, more sustainable, and more meaningful. Emails,
