How the US fails working parents -- and what they need to thrive | Reshma Saujani

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How I turn joy into art | Yinka Ilori

Artist Yinka Ilori believes that joy is inherited — handed down through the colors, rituals and gatherings of the people who raised you. In this vibrant tour of his work, he draws on what people say brings them joy and reveals the one surprising pattern that runs through almost e ...  Show more

The four steps to hearing hard feedback gracefully | Chris Wheatley

We all have a "thing" — the way we act when we're not at our best that we somehow can't see in ourselves. Leadership expert Chris Wheatley learned about his when his best friend at work called him on it. He shares how hearing that hard truth shattered a lifelong pattern of defens ...  Show more

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