Apparently, Nike ’s slogan “Just Do It” extends only up until the point you get pregnant, and then you have to “just hide it” — or do it on your own dime. I don’t know why I was surprised to read Olympic athlete Alysia Montano’s account of rampant #genderbaseddiscrimination from the athletics corporation. You can read the details below, but her story has completely erased my naïveté about corporate campaigns designed specifically to give companies like Nike credibility around urgent social issues. Their bottom line ALWAYS ends at the bank, and there is no budget line for pregnancy and motherhood, apparently. Kudos to Montano for her courage in speaking out. Via Women in the World #gender #genderequality #genderjustice #sports #womeninsports …see more

Watched this documentary about the history of black colleges and universities ( #HBCUs ) with my BFF Faith T. . It was incredibly humbling and inspiring to consider the price that was paid for #AfricanAmericans to gain their freedom, education and human rights. Public Broadcasting Service #BlackHistoryMonth2019 #AfricanAmericanHistory …see more

The World Health Statistics 2018 is an annual snapshot of the state of the world’s health. How is your country doing in the quest to achieve the United Nations #SustainableDevelopment Goals? World Health Organization   #WHO #globalhealth #statistics #SDGs #HealthForAll http://bit.ly/2J0UXhd …see more

Out of all my professional accomplishments, my greatest source of fulfillment comes from mentoring journalists. The fact that I've been able to do that on two continents to date is an immeasurable privilege. I woke up to another reminder of this when Kenyan journalist Sarah Ooko shared a link to her feature story on neglected tropical diseases that appears in Nation Media Group 's Business Daily Newspaper today. Sarah's expertise as a feature writer, an interviewer, and a seasoned health and science reporter are all on display in this fine analysis of the public health and economic toll that #NTDs exact on countries. Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases #Africa #Kenya #HealthForAll #globalhealth #globaldevelopment   https://lnkd.in/drP63Cv …see more

Can you think yourself into a new person this 2018? 🤔 Find out more about the #brains 🧠 ability to change itself  Via @mosaicscience ➡️ Wellcome Trust    http://wellc.me/2z2PPQG 🎊 #HappyNewYear 🎊 #NewYearNewMe …see more

Structural racism, abusive policing and discrimination have been front-and-center in the national discourse over the past few weeks. But many economists say their profession has had uncharacteristically little to say -- perhaps because of the field's own longstanding issues with discrimination and bias. Those issues burst into the fore this week with a controversy over Harald Uhlig, a senior University of Chicago economist who is the editor of one of the field's most important professional journals. His comments on Twitter comparing #BlackLivesMatter demonstrators to "flat earthers" for their embrace of the #defundthepolice movement led to calls for him to resign as editor. Black economists say this is about more than Uhlig. It's about what gets studied in economics, and how, and who gets to do the studying. And there are signs their longstanding complaints are finding an audience: The American Economics Association last week put out a letter acknowledging the profession's issues with racism. For more about the debate, and what it means for economics, see my story with Jim Tankersley in today's New York Times. #racism #diversity #economics …see more

The red-hot American job market? Turns out it might not be quite as red hot as we thought. The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Wednesday said U.S. employers added half a million fewer jobs in 2018 and early 2019 than initially reported. (The new numbers are preliminary, and are part of a regular annual revision process.) As I wrote in today's New York Times , the revision doesn't change the big picture: The labor market is in good shape. But 500,000 jobs is a lot of jobs! Certainly enough to deserve attention. And it's the latest evidence that the economy might not have been as strong last year as we thought -- which is significant, because the economy has slowed further since then. Plus, as LinkedIn Chief Economist Guy Berger, Ph.D. told me, big data revisions can be a sign that the economy is at a turning point -- a troubling thought given the other economic warning signs out there right now. (Still, Dr. Berger doesn't see evidence of a recession just yet.) For more, see my story in today's Times. #recession #economy #jobs …see more

Dear Friends, Well Wishers and Readers of my weekly column on FB: Some of you have been continuously asking me to create an archive of my column, Bankers Trust. Encouraged by you all and as a sign of my gratitude to my readers, I have created that -- bankerstrust.in . The archive is still a work in progress. I will try to expand its scope and deepen the storage beyond past five years over the next few weeks. Thank you for your love, affection and encouragement. Please log onto http://bankerstrust.in / to check this out and feel free to send feedback to improve the site. Happy 2017 …see more

Volvo partners with Flywire to help international students studying abroad in the States to lease (and pay for) a new vehicle to drive: http://bit.ly/2hq5wOr

(article may be paywalled) Stating the absolute obvious - the myth that working from home is less productive and effective than being in a common environment has been thoroughly shattered. Of course there are drawbacks, but we will never look at or approach the workplace in terms of location the same way ever again. Next up, education. For decades, byzantine and entrenched bureaucracy have blocked remote/online education for a broad curriculum, especially for K-12 education (higher education has made strides, but still lags where we should be). This will be the next domino to fall. …see more

In just a few weeks, COVID-19 has drastically changed the way we live our day-to-day lives. With so many of us working from home, it’s important to consider how we can make the most of our time. My good friend Shane Snow recently published a piece about how to stay productive from home. Give it a read and stay safe, everybody! #Indistractable #COVID19 #SocialDistancing #Productivity …see more

Great news: I’ve partnered with Goodreads.com to do a giveaway for my upcoming book, Indistractable! Details below 👇 If you are in North America, you could win 1 of 25 copies of Indistractable in advance of its release. Check out the link in the comments below to enter and tag some friends/colleagues so they can enter too! #Indistractable #Giveaway #Goodreads …see more

Do you ever struggle to get things done? Do you find it hard to balance everything in your life? Sorry, rhetorical questions. Thankfully, my team and I built something for you - a Free Schedule Maker! Check out my Article (and my latest blog post!) on Productivity 👇👇👇 …see more

Anything that solves pain is potentially addictive. Therefore, any product that satiates discomfort and is used by enough people, will addict someone.

"I'm so overwhelmed and happy right now." Christina Koch has set a new space record. The Nasa astronaut completed the longest-ever single spaceflight by a woman spending 328 days on the International Space Station. She landed this morning in Kazakhstan. #womeninstem …see more

Dr. Mike Munger is right on in this conversation with Dave Rubin Universal Basic Income would be a more efficient use of money and it would help us immensely as we transition through this period of great disruption.

In an interview, I was described as "the futurist candidate." I'm actually a present-ist; I only seem futurist because our politicians are decades behind and living in the past. Artificial intelligence and self-driving trucks are real. We must adapt accordingly. …see more

I visited with some of New Jersey's best creators and innovators last week. New Jersey is on the up and up! Here is a fun video. …see more

Inspiring onstage discussion today about how to find (and keep) top talent with Facebook’s Lori Goler at the WSJ CIO Network annual meeting. @The Wall Street Journal, thanks so much for having us! #WSJCIO

SoGal Ventures featured on Forbes for leading waves for women entrepreneurs and investors! 2018 is already looking fantastic!! #SoGalBoss