Harrison Monarth

1 month ago | forbes.com.au | Cathy Foley |Harrison Monarth |Jon Stojan |Shivaune Field

Published on February 25, 2025 A recent social media feed of a black and white photo from 1973 showed Afghan women in Kabul wearing miniskirts and walking independently. Five years after that image was taken, all the small hard-won gains by women in Afghanistan had disappeared – just as the rights of women in the country have been rolled back today.

Dec 25, 2024 | forbes.com | Harrison Monarth

“Brain Rot” was named the 2024 Word of The Year by Oxford University Press. Leave to one side for a moment that this seems to be two words. Brain rot is defined as “the supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as the result of overconsumption of material (now particularly online content) considered to be trivial or unchallenging.”Or, to put it plainly, constant scrolling can make us stupid, not to mention depressed.

Sep 30, 2024 | forbes.com | Harrison Monarth

The folklore that people fear public speaking more than they do death seems to highlight a ridiculous disconnect between perceived and actual danger. Don’t be too quick to dismiss this anxiety as hyperbole, however. It’s not as irrational as some might think. The fear of public speaking has deep evolutionary roots. For our prehistoric ancestors, being part of a tribe was essential to thrive and survive.

Sep 29, 2024 | forbes.com | Harrison Monarth

After the surge in hybrid-work models triggered by the Covid pandemic, I was often asked in leadership development workshops and individual coaching sessions across the globe how people could be managed effectively from a distance. That question is now being superseded by the equally challenging one of how to motivate and inspire employees who have been told to return to the office full-time.

Sep 17, 2024 | fastcompanybrasil.com | Harrison Monarth

O primeiro debate presidencial televisionado nos EUA, entre John F. Kennedy e Richard Nixon, já entrou para a histórica. Mas os paralelos traçados entre o debate de 1960 e o debate entre Kamala Harris e Donald Trump, na semana passada, nos permitem compreender melhor como a comunicação não verbal evoluiu na TV de lá para cá. Em ambos os casos, os debates foram definidos por diferenças marcantes na presença perante as câmeras.