Let’s first address Selena Gomez‘s caption declaring that she is taking her power back. Who stole her power? The music industry? Disney? Justin Bieber? Alcohol? If any, or a combination of these ...

“Language is the instrument to create history and also a vision of where the nation is going.” — Ilan Stavans Ahead of Thanksgiving break, Associate Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures ...

When I speak about my personal experiences with subtle and covert forms of discrimination, also known as microaggressions (see previous entry), I am often challenged about my interpretations. Is it ...

Last week I got sucked into a Twitter debate about the meaning and nature of power. Following the launch of the annual FORBES list of the world’s most powerful women, one female follower was insistent ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I’m a turnaround specialist who writes about the power in people. Oct 25, 2018, 06:00am EDT Dec 10, 2021, 09:41am EST This article ...

It's official. Adele will forever be one of the most successful, inspiring, and beautiful celebrities to have ever existed. Really, I am truly thankful to be able to get to know her through her music ...

“It is much safer to be feared than loved,” writes Niccolò Machiavelli in The Prince, his classic 16th-century treatise advocating manipulation and occasional cruelty as the best means to power.

To learn more about our editorial approach, explore The Direct Message methodology. A colleague makes a pointed comment in a meeting. You feel the sting of it, the way it lands differently than they ...