Growing up in France, Mathilde Collin realized early on that very few people were satisfied with their jobs. …

The people you work with are important. The team you have is second only to the vision you create. My philosophy for building teams is simple — find a diverse group of people who are driven, creative, collaborative, communicators. Diverse: This is a must. You need diversity of opinion. You…

Decisions are hard. And I’ll be the first to admit that I can be pretty indecisive. When I still had time to take art classes, I’d often spend a third of the project timeline just on ideas (way more than my peers, that’s for sure). So, I guess the question…

Robert Cialdini’s Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion deep dives into factors that affect why we say “yes” when we are asked to do something we may not otherwise. He first introduces the idea that there are certain “weapons of influence.” Some include: Fixed-action patterns — Usually, they help us make…

Okay, so here’s the thing. I communicate more with competence over warmth. That’s because most of the projects I’ve led are just that: projects. They have time constraints, budget constraints, resource constraints — some kind of restraints. So it’s important to know from the offset that everyone is on the…

I took an unconventional route in choosing a public speaker that inspires me. That’s because it’s not really one specific person, but an entity. Let me backtrack a bit. In my religion, we have people called Imams. These people, these so-very-inspiring individuals, can deliver both prayer and what we deem…

Idea #1: On Picking 3 Passions Out of Plenty — Why? “Find three hobbies you love: one to make you money, one to keep you in shape, and one to be creative.” You’ve probably heard that saying. But there’s something wrong with it. It enforces the idea that we have to have at least three separate “worlds” we operate in. Each…