by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Feb 10, 2022
An experiment that produced a burst of energy that lasted 100 trillionths of a second might not seem consequential, but considering that it generated 10 quadrillion watts of fusion power (the same process our sun and stars use to create energy), it represents a major...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Sep 21, 2021
Metaphors exert a powerful influence on our daily decisions. For example, many of us strive to climb the “career ladder,” each step taking us closer to the top. But what if some steps represent smaller leaps than others? What if we slip off a rung or take a step...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Aug 21, 2021
It’s been a week since the United Nations released an exhaustive report on climate change. I’ll wager that few people have read the entire report unless it’s been their full-time job. At 1,300 pages, the climate report would have taken the average reader 43 hours to...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Aug 10, 2021
Gorick Ng was fourteen when his single mother was laid off from her job at a sewing machine factory. His mom didn’t know how to write a resume, and neither did he. But he learned what he could to help his mom apply for jobs. On weekends, he helped his mother scrub...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Jul 20, 2021
In my career as a communication specialist working with CEOs and successful entrepreneurs around the world, I’ve reached one firm conclusion: great leaders read far, far more books than the average person. For example, retired U.S. Navy Admiral James Stavridis reads...
by carolynkilmer@gmail.com | Feb 17, 2021
When Andy Jassy takes over as CEO of Amazon, founder Jeff Bezos can be confident that Jassy has internalized the company’s core values. After all, Bezos has been consistently communicating Amazon’s four core principles since the day the company launched in 1995. A...
