Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about navigating the unspoken rules in today’s workplace. In today’s dynamic and interconnected world, technical skills ...

Imagine this scenario: After months of asking for a promotion, your boss finally offers you an opportunity. She has a high-profile initiative that she wants you to oversee, and you are thrilled. The ...

In Herland, Charlotte Perkins Gilman tells the story of a community long isolated, home only to women who reproduce without men. There are no wars, no conflict, and little inequality. Her 20th-century ...

What's in short supply for just about everyone these days? A sense of control and influence. Things might seem like they're increasingly out of our hands, impossible to understand let alone alter. But ...

Most Americans say religion’s influence in society is declining, and for many people, this is a lamentable development. Americans are much more likely to express positive than negative views of ...

When it comes to susceptibility to influence on social media, "It's not just about who you are—it's about where you are in a network, and who you're connected to," said Luca Luceri, a lead scientist ...

Conventional wisdom holds that targeting the best-connected individuals in a social network is an effective way to nudge a wider group of people to change their behavior. For example, public health ...