An Unexpected Pivot

An Unexpected Pivot

An Unexpected Pivot By: JoAnn Schauf Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical Hamilton awakened me to the history of a man whose life I knew little, apart from the deadly duel and his portrait on the ten-dollar bill. Then I read Ron Chernow’s dense biography, Alexander...
Success Hides no Secrets

Success Hides no Secrets

Success Hides no Secrets By: JoAnn Schauf Why do some people reach the success they wanted, and others don’t? What’s required to earn initials after your name, lose weight, start a business, be fiscally responsible, attain a C-suite position, complete a project or...
5 Things to Stop Doing

5 Things to Stop Doing

5 Things to Stop Doing By: JoAnn Schauf Things are weird for us, now more than ever. In the past few weeks some conversations centered on these five practices. It turns out that our best habits, when paired with compassion and empathy, make us better planet...
How to Get Better at What You Do

How to Get Better at What You Do

How to Get Better at What You Do By: JoAnn Schauf If Alexander Graham Bell had stopped learning, being curious, and studying after inventing the telephone, he would not have turned his invention into a successful commercial enterprise that transformed communication....