Diversity Blog

5 Ways To Be More Mindful, Well-Rested And Productive At Work

Work harder, work faster, work, work, work! If you’re feeling exhausted and overworked, you’re not alone. According to a new study reported on BMJ Journals’ website, job burnout’s on the rise: 97 percent of participants reported nonrestorative sleep and 23 percent indicated high levels of job strain. Plus, according to the CDC, up to 70…

New Harvard Study Shows Wage Gap Grows Wider for Women When They Work Longer

For many groups of women, the wage gap is far worse than the national 80 percent average you often hear about. We already knew, for example, that women of color and moms are especially underpaid. And thanks to a new study featured in Harvard Business Review, we also now know that the further along women…

Six Toxic Beliefs That Will Ruin Your Career

These ideas can place a huge blockade between you and your career ambitions.   There is nothing wrong with making a mistake. It’s what you say to yourself after you mess up that matters. Your self-talk (the thoughts you have about your feelings) can either magnify the negativity or help you turn that misstep into…

    John’s flight arrives on-time at Regan National Airport in Washington, D.C. The only problem is, his luggage doesn’t. Ordinarily, this would be a hassle, yes, but today this could be a life-changing concern since John has a job interview tomorrow at Capital One’s headquarters and he can’t very well show up in his…