Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. If you’re successful in your career, chances are you had a ...

A few years ago, my sales colleagues and I sat nervously in a hotel’s conference room in Frankfurt, Germany, waiting for our new company CEO to enter. He was from the U.S., and we’d never met him ...

NORTH CAROLINA, USA — November is National Inspirational Role Models Month. When we think of role models, we tend to think of celebrities, athletes, and public figures. But, role models can be an ...

“Being a role model is the most important kind of educating.” —John Wooden In June 2025, shortly after the NBA Finals, journalists interviewed Vaughn Alexander, the father of Oklahoma City Thunder ...

This past month, I lost my mentor, my friend, and the person who served as my career role model. Her name was Judy DeLoache, and she plucked me out of college at the ripe old age of 22 to start a ...

Elisabeth Kelan receives funding from a Leverhulme Trust Major Research Fellowship (MRF-2019-069) and a British Academy grant (SRG20\200195). This research was funded by a British Academy Mid-Career ...