Partnering by Jean oelwang What’s in it for me? Foster deep connections to maximize your impact. We live in an individualistic society – one that encourages us to strive for individual success and self-sufficiency, even if it means jeopardizing our relationships with our colleagues and loved ones. As a result, we’re in a crisis of loneliness and many of us are unable to create meaningful relationships in our workplace or our personal lives. But if we look closer, the core of both a meaningful life and the success of an organization are enduring partnerships. Leaders like the founders of Innocent Drinks and the collective which teamed together to close the ozone hole have become the best version of themselves and maximized their positive impact through nourishing their relationships. Whether you’re looking to cultivate a partnership in business or deepen your relationship with your friends, family, or romantic partners, you’ve come to the right place. In this Blink, you’ll learn the six...

Endure by Alex Hutchinson What’s in it for me? Find out what it really means to hit the wall of human endurance. There’s a good chance you can summon a vivid image of a marathon runner crossing the finish line and then collapsing to the ground, visibly shaking, covered in sweat and barely able to function. You may have asked yourself, “How did they make it over the line? What kept them from collapsing a few minutes earlier?” These are similar to the questions that have been on the mind of the author, Alex Hutchinson, ever since his grad-student days when he was running for the Canadian national team. Since then, Hutchinson has become an expert on endurance sports and finding out how we’re able to push our bodies to the limit, climb to the top of the highest mountains and cross those seemingly insurmountable boundaries of pain and effort. Along the way, Hutchinson has unearthed intriguing science on just how far we’ve come toward understanding the biology of endurance, especially as it ...

Impact players by Liz wiseman What’s in it for me? Learn how to contribute to your full potential and multiply your impact. So, you know an Impact Player when you see one in action. The colleague who always gets handpicked to help out in a crisis? An Impact Player. That team member who seems to have a natural ability to solve problems? That’s right! Another Impact Player. A leader who time and again knows what to do, and even better, gets it done? You guessed it. Yet another Impact Player. These "not all heroes wear capes" type of people are invaluable in any organization or team because they can be relied on, no matter how novel or complex the task at hand might be, to find the way forward. But what is it, exactly, about these influential superheroes that sets them apart from everyone else? More importantly, how did they get their superpower? Together, we’ll tackle their unique mindset, and learn how they multiply their impact through consistent performance.  But what’s the ...

Beat gender bias by  Karen morley What’s in it for me? Promote true equality in your organization. Why are so many organizations still not achieving gender equality? Many leaders don’t think of themselves as sexist, and yet they find themselves presiding over companies that can’t seem to retain talented women.  These blinks will give some much-needed clarity and demystify that glass ceiling. We’ll discover what gender bias looks like in the workplace today, the damaging beliefs that underpin it, and approachable solutions for boosting equality. Packed with the latest research insights and stories from real-life organizations, these blinks will be your go-to guide for a fairer, more innovative, and more productive workplace. In these blinks, you’ll learn the real reason there aren’t more women working in STEM; how leaders can make their entire workforce care about gender equity; and why diverse teams are crucial for tomorrow’s economy. Beating gender bias starts with empathy an...

What’s in it for me? Go down the road that helped shape the legal mind of Sonia Sotomayor. What does it take to become a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States? An impossible question to answer, perhaps, but when Sonia Sotomayor was put on the bench by Barack Obama in August 2009, it was the first time a person with a Hispanic background rose to the venerated position, and only the third time a woman had been chosen to inhabit the office. Let’s take a journey through the life of Sotomayor and see the steps she took to ascend to the bench. Her upbringing, school years and early legal career helped shape a young Latina girl from the Bronx into a legal juggernaut. In these blinks, you’ll find out what an orange taught Sotomayor about self-reliance; how a death in her family turned out to have positive consequences; and what it was like to be a Latina at Princeton and Yale Law. For a Justice of the Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor’s childhood was far from typical. Sonia Sotomayor ...