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Arianna Huffington is the founder and CEO of Thrive Global, the founder of The Huffington Post, and the author of 15 books, including "Thrive" and "The Sleep Revolution." In 2016, she launched Thrive Global, a behavior change technology company with the mission of improving productivity and health outcomes.

She has been named to Time Magazine's list of the world’s 100 most influential people and the Forbes Most Powerful Women list. Originally from Greece, she moved to England when she was 16 and graduated from Cambridge University with an M.A. in economics. At 21, she became president of the famed debating society, the Cambridge Union.

Her last two books, "Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder" and "The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night At A Time," both became instant international bestsellers.

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Doing ambitious, meaningful work means having to accept – in fact, embrace – incompletions. 

Handling the essential priorities of the day, and accepting that not everything will get done, will allow you to declare an end to your day and wake up recharged and refreshed to tackle new challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

Arianna Huffington is the founder and CEO of Thrive Global, the founder of The Huffington Post, and the author of 15 books, including "Thrive" and "The Sleep Revolution." In 2016, she launched Thrive Global, a behavior change technology company with the mission of improving health and productivity outcomes.

She has been named to Time Magazine's list of the world’s 100 most influential people and the Forbes Most Powerful Women list. Originally from Greece, she moved to England when she was 16 and graduated from Cambridge University with an M.A. in economics. At 21, she became president of the famed debating society, the Cambridge Union.

Her last two books, "Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being," "Wisdom, and Wonder and The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night At A Time," both became instant international bestsellers. Most recently, she wrote the foreword to Thrive's first book "Your Time to Thrive: End Burnout, Increase Well-being, and Unlock Your Full Potential with the New Science of Microsteps."

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New Year’s isn’t the only time to start fresh. Happy Fall! 🍁

What an amazing run you’ve had, Hoda! I know your journey will continue long after TODAY and can’t wait to see where it takes you.

I love what you shared this morning: “I realized that it was time for me to turn the page at 60, and to try something new.”

Thank you for the reminder for all of us that it’s never too late to start something new! 💜

Leaders need to have reserves of resilience to deal with crises as they arise. If as a leader you are depleted and running on empty when a crisis occurs, it's very hard to operate at your best.

The world got a lesson in the value of supply chains and the consequences of what happens when they break down during the pandemic. But for supply chains to be always on, the people who run them can’t be. And that goes for all of us, even if we don't work in supply chains!
 
Here is some advice I shared with supply chain leaders at the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM)'s Connect 2024 conference. 

➡️  Most important: You have to put on your own oxygen mask first. Too many leaders still buy into the misguided notion that urgent or chaotic times require them to be in constant motion and always on, or that they somehow have to match the frenetic pace of the moment. In fact, the opposite is true. Because it is judgment that we need from leaders in moments of crisis, not just stamina. So it starts with prioritizing well-being for yourself, and being a role model for well-being to give others the permission to do the same. 

➡️ Technology is a double-edged sword: Technology accelerates burnout when we try to be always on. What's funny is how much better care we take of our technology than ourselves. But unlike machines, humans have to unplug to recharge. In the human operating system, downtime is a feature, not a bug.

➡️ The qualities that define a successful leader: Empathy, being able to listen, being open to new voices. Not just being a broadcaster all the time, but being a receiver as well. It first requires not constantly being in fight-or-flight mode. We can’t be open to others and their creativity and innovation when we’re marinating in stress hormones and just trying to get through the day or through the next hour. 

➡️ To create a Thriving Culture: Communication is key! One of our core values at Thrive is Compassionate Directness, which empowers team members to surface feedback or any problems and challenges they’re having in real time. That allows not only team members to course-correct and grow, but the company as well. In any company, and certainly in supply chains, there are obstacles to growing the bottom line. There are challenges with engagement and innovation. Wouldn’t you want to know those sooner rather than later? Knowing them — and getting to work in solving them — in real time as they arise has huge benefits to all the metrics that go into the bottom line. 

➡️ And finally: Well-being needs to be embedded into the fabric of company culture and into the workflow. A company is only as resilient as its people so an investment in the healthy future of your employees is an investment in the future of your company. To build resilience into your industry, you have to build it into your people.

As Steve Jobs once said, “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future."

#Perspective #WordsOfWisdom #Future #Connection #Strength

Progress for women in corporate America is being made, but there is more work to be done. For instance, for every 100 men promoted to manager, 81 women are promoted. And the numbers are even worse for women of color, with 54 Black women being promoted to manager for every 100 men. That’s from Lean In and McKinsey & Company’s 10th annual Women In The Workplace report. It’s the largest study of its kind, and gives us a look back at the last 10 years of the progress on women’s representation, company actions, and women’s experiences in corporate America.

Here's more of what stood out in the report for me:

➡️ Over the past 10 years, women’s representation has increased at every level. Women today make up 29% of C-suite positions, compared to just 17% in 2015. Women are leaning into their ambitions, and we should celebrate this.

➡️ At the current rate of progress, it will take white women 22 years to reach parity in corporate America and more than twice that – 48 years – for women of color.

➡️ Women today are just as likely as they were 10 years ago to think that their gender will hinder their career progression. And, compared to 6 years ago, more Black, Asian, and Latina women in 2024 also perceive their race as an obstacle to advancing.

➡️ Women need equality at home too: roughly 4 in 10 women with partners say they are responsible for most or all of the housework – the same as in 2016.

➡️ In the face of all this, women remain as ambitious as they were six years ago – and as ambitious as men.

This year’s report has fresh recommendations companies can take to make real and sustained progress at work. And, Lean In offers important leadership programs designed specifically for women. One that’s close to my heart is Lean In Circles. I’m part of a Lean In Circle with Sheryl Sandberg and, as always, so grateful for her leadership and her friendship.

You can read the full report and find out what can be done to support women here: https://bit.ly/47GpEBz 

#WomenInTheWorkplace10 #WIW24 #WiW10 #Workplace

Humans are the architects of AI, and it will be what we make of it. So the question is, how can we use AI to deepen our humanity? 

That was the main topic of my conversation at Wisdom AI with founder of Wisdom 2.0 Soren Gordhamer. We know algorithms have been used to bring out what’s worst in us, but with AI, we have a chance to use technology to bring out what’s best in us.

#AI #Technology #ArtificialIntelligence #Humanity

Dr. Ruth was a legend, and while she was known for many things, she was also a master of connection. 

But as she writes in this excerpt of her book, "The Joy of Connection," which was published after she died in July at 96, Dr. Ruth was no stranger to loneliness throughout her life. And that inspired her to help others. 

As she writes, “If you are lonely, what you need is practical advice on beating back this scourge, and this is what I am going to provide.” And that’s what she does in her final book and in this excerpt. 

You can read it here: https://lnkd.in/dixVn5Ng

#NationalReadABookDay #Connection #Loneliness #Support #Joy

Even the smallest steps can boost our cognitive health. In honor of World Alzheimer's Day, consider trying one of these Microsteps as an investment in your brain health. 

Movement: Research shows that just 30 minutes of moderate exercise can lower your Alzheimer’s risk by up to 45%. Find a moment to sneak some extra steps into your daily routine by having a walking meeting or taking the stairs. These small moments throughout the day will have a meaningful cumulative impact. 

Sleep: Studies suggest that 7-9 hours of sleep helps clear out harmful toxins in the brain, including beta-amyloid, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease. So try charging your phone outside your bedroom so you can wake up as recharged as your phone.

Nourish your mind: Diets rich in dark leafy greens, colorful produce and healthy fats have been shown to reduce cognitive decline. Consider starting your dinner with a salad. 

Stay curious: Puzzles and reading both help strengthen our neural connections and support long-term brain health. Pick a book to read aloud to your children each day, or make reading a few pages from a book the last part of your bedtime routine.

Connection: Studies show that staying socially active can reduce the risk of cognitive decline by keeping our neural networks engaged. Consider calling a loved one or checking in with an old friend.

Recharging: Science suggests that practicing mindfulness, meditation, or even just taking a few minutes to breathe deeply can lower stress hormones and protect cognitive function. Try doing a few minutes of breathing exercises before bed. https://lnkd.in/d3T3sc-T

#WorldAlzheimersDay

If you have dyslexia or know someone who's dyslexic, you’ll understand the feeling of struggling to keep up. 

That’s the inspiration for the new children’s book, "The Fly Who Flew to Space," by Lauren Sánchez. The Emmy-award winning journalist and philanthropist explains how the book was inspired by her own experience of dyslexia. Sánchez didn’t know she was dyslexic as a child and says that growing up she felt behind the other kids and scared of school. 

She dreamed of becoming a journalist, but was convinced she couldn’t because writing was such a struggle. It wasn’t until college that she found out she was dyslexic and was motivated by a professor to follow her passion. Which she did, both through journalism and piloting helicopters! 

In a fireside chat with Anderson Cooper at the book's publication party, she talked about how she wanted to inspire kids to "chase their dreams, no matter how impossible they may seem."

What makes great performance?

"It's when people work at the intersection of what they're great at and what they love to do." That’s from Ellyn Shook, who just stepped down from her role as CHRO at Accenture after an incredible 36-year career. 

And I love her advice for HR professionals, which applies to everybody: "Wake up every single day with intention. Intention about your professional life and about your life beyond your profession.”

#HR #Wisdom #Advice #HRProfessionals #Performance

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Congratulations dear Mellody Hobson for your fun and fascinating children's book “Priceless Facts about Money” filled with whimsical examples of key economic concepts! Target readers are children 9-11 but I can testify that you can enjoy it at any age. 

As Mellody puts it, “Understanding how money works is priceless.” 💜 

Order your book here: https://lnkd.in/datpqkt7

Adolescence isn’t easy — for adolescents or their parents. But understanding the science behind the teen brain can make a big difference. 

"The Teen Brain," a new short film produced by Goldie Hawn and the MindUP | The Goldie Hawn Foundation program and directed by Tiffany Shlain, is all about the fascinating changes happening in the adolescent brain. It’s not just a film for teens — it's for all the adults around them who want to be able to give them the support they need. 

Do you have teenagers at home? Let me know how you're managing in the comments.

Discover more: MindUP.org

#Adolescence #Teens #Development #Support

Maybe we should all be teens. 

Or at least have teen safeguards on our social media accounts. Reading through Meta’s new teen safeguards, it struck me that they’d be a good idea for everyone. 

The new teen features include default private accounts, stricter content filters, and time management tools like prompts to take breaks and automatic “sleep mode” at night. 

And then I read this The New York Times op-ed by Jonathan Haidt and Will Johnson about Gen Z showing that many of them "wished these social media products had never been invented.” The one they regretted the most was TikTok (at 47%). https://lnkd.in/dWKhZcAF

#Smartphones #Tech #Teens #Safety #Technology

"Gen Z workers are expected to outnumber baby boomers in the U.S. workforce this year.” 

That’s from a piece in The Wall Street Journal by Katherine Bindley and Chip Cutter on how the influx of Gen Z is creating challenges for their older managers, who are putting initiatives into place, like mentorship programs, to engage younger employees more. 

As Christine Heckart, chief executive of the GenZ professional development app Xapa put it, “They want security and this chance to matter. When they’re not heard, when they don’t have an opportunity to grow, when they’re not appreciated, then they check out pretty quickly.” https://lnkd.in/dRQ54vgB

How noticeable is the difference in working styles of older and younger generations at your organization?

#GenZ #Employees #Managers #Growth #Working #Mattering

I’m thrilled to announce that Tara Parker-Pope from The Washington Post will be joining Thrive Global as our Chief Content Officer. Tara was part of the team awarded the Pulitzer Prize for public service for coverage of the pandemic, and she’ll bring her deep expertise in health and science journalism to build on our mission of improving health outcomes.

As the founding editor of The New York Times’ “Well” and the Well+Being Editor at The Washington Post, Tara’s career has been defined by her commitment to making health information both accessible and actionable. With Tara at the helm, Thrive will be able to accelerate our creation of authoritative, science-backed behavior change content that meets users where they are to support them in their work lives, their home lives and their health. She’ll also be collaborating closely with Thrive AI Health, the new company we’re launching, along with the OpenAI Startup Fund, to build the Thrive AI Health Coach and democratize access to expert-level health coaching at scale.

It's also a logical next step for Tara, who says that the pandemic was transformative for her in thinking of ways her work could have an even bigger influence on helping people improve their health. As she put it, "For years my focus in journalism has been to offer readers science-based health information that is both actionable and easy. Now I'm thrilled to be joining the Thrive team and expand this mission to focus on health outcomes and empowering more people to live healthy, happier lives.”

Tara couldn’t be joining at a more important time, both for Thrive and for the opportunity before us. As Andreessen Horowitz’s Daisy Wolf and Vijay Pande, PhD wrote recently: 

“The biggest step changes in human health lie not just in curing every disease, but in revolutionizing the consumer experience. We can markedly improve our health by simplifying health monitoring, ensuring medication adherence, and promoting healthier lifestyles — all areas where traditional healthcare companies have struggled. Tech and consumer-focused disruptors, whose expertise is in user engagement and behavioral change, are well-positioned to reimagine and democratize care, leading to better health outcomes, lower costs, and an empowered population. The challenge is immense, but so is the opportunity."

As we push to transform the consumer healthcare experience and use AI to empower people to take control of their health and well-being, improving the consumer experience is the key to the disruption we’re bringing to healthcare, and Tara’s record of creating engaging, actionable, delightful, consumer-grade content is at the heart of that mission.

We're thrilled to bring someone with Tara's long record of creating best-in-class health journalism to take on both the challenges and opportunities and have an even bigger impact on health outcomes.

Welcome, Tara!

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