Whether or not you feel your phone is the greatest and most indispensable tool in your life, this article points out the extent of our phone’s impact our brain. Read the full article in The Wall Street Journal
[VIEW FULL POST]My newest piece focuses on political diversity in the workplace. In a country more polarized than perhaps at any other time in history, it’s still important to avoid political homogeneity in the workplace. In addition, I offers some principles I’ve used as a boss for smoothly navigating political discussions. Read the full story in The Harvard…
[VIEW FULL POST]By Karen Firestone MAY 23, 2017 This article was originally posted in the Harvard Business Review. One of the most interesting findings of a recent HBR article on team chemistry is that the types of people who become leaders within organizations are about 30% less likely than their coworkers to feel stressed out. As the CEO of…
[VIEW FULL POST]This article was originally posted in The Harvard Business Review Each January brings a renewed desire to challenge ourselves and learn something new. But by February the energy starts to wane. Becoming proficient at something takes too much time, we lose motivation to practice, we struggle to pay attention in class after a long day…
[VIEW FULL POST]The benefits to pro-business policies result from coordinated and thoughtful design and implementation, not just intent. Read the full article in The Wall Street Journal
[VIEW FULL POST]Kari spoke at the TEDx Beacon Street event this year about how everyone can better think about risk-taking in their own lives. Watch the new (edited) video below and visit TEDx Beacon Street to see additional videos of other presenters from this year’s event.
[VIEW FULL POST]Kari was featured as an Expert in one of Harvard Business Reviews’ case studies on office romance. Read the article as well as her commentary by following the link below. Read the full article in The Harvard Business Review here.
[VIEW FULL POST]Kari wrote a piece for the Huffington Post outlining helpful steps one can take to admit (and move on from) mistakes. Read the article in The Huffington Post
[VIEW FULL POST]By Kari Firestone We’re all fascinated by risk-taking. Who can resist watching someone fly off a cliff wearing a bat suit with a measurable chance of smashing into a sheer rock face? Ironically, while we’re sitting smugly on our overstuffed sofa, wielding the remote control, we may be unwittingly exposed to all sorts of risks…
[VIEW FULL POST]Kari was recently featured in a Boston Globe article by Beth Healy. Follow the link below to read the article. Five things you should know about Karen Firestone
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