Jessica Stillman

6 days ago | inc.com | Jessica Stillman

You may know star therapist Brené Brown gives wildly popular TED talks, writes best-selling books, and pals around with Oprah. But did you know the star therapist is also a rabid FC Liverpool fan? How did a Texas-born psychology researcher come to be an obsessive fan of the storied Northern English soccer team, which just won the UK’s top Premier League? On a random work trip to London more than a decade ago, she caught a Liverpool match on TV.

1 week ago | inc.com | Jessica Stillman

What are the chances that a recession is in the cards this year? The answer depends on which expert you ask. However, the consensus currently seems to be hovering somewhere around 60 percent. Better than even odds of a slowdown is, of course, gloomy news for small-business owners who are already struggling with tariff uncertainty. At least a trio of business school professors has one silver lining to offer entrepreneurs worried about an impending recession.

1 week ago | inc.com | Jessica Stillman

“To err is human; to forgive, divine,” the poet Alexander Pope wrote in the 1700s. These days a boatload of modern science suggests he was on to something. Research from Harvard Health has found links between forgiving those who have wronged you and lower levels of depression, anxiety, and substance abuse, as well as higher self-esteem and life satisfaction. Letting go of anger won’t just make you happier and healthier. It will help you perform better at work too.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Jessica Stillman

NowGaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation where one person makes another doubt their own thoughts, feelings or reality. No one wants to go through it, and no one deserves it, yet many of us encounter it — multiple times at that. Gaslighting is always the fault of the perpetrator, but some …

1 week ago | inc.com | Jessica Stillman

Dara Khosrowshahi may not be as much a household name as some other tech bosses. But in his quieter, less flashy way, the Uber CEO has some pretty impressive wins under his belt. Khosrowshahi first made a name for himself as a protege of Barry Diller, shepherding a $1.3 billion deal to buy Expedia for the media mogul. He then parlayed that experience into becoming CEO of the travel company himself. From 2005 to 2016, he more than quadrupled Expedia’s revenue.