Nicole Bensen

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You’ve probably heard “we should practice gratitude” – but have you heard why? Take 2 minutes right now to give yourself a spring boost!

Wellbeing Through Poetry?

In the past week I’ve facilitated three #IAmRemarkable workshops (two for MIT Sloan and one for Accenture), and each session was unique AND had so many similarities. We had conversations about how we were raised to “let your work speak for itself,” and how speaking up at work sometimes had negative consequences, like people thinking […]

Do you know anyone who’s been impacted by a layoff recently? Friday was a funky day as my previous employer, Google, announced they’re laying off many folks, reportedly 12,000, and I have a lot of friends there. Earlier, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft all went through layoffs too. I felt sad and uneasy, then I felt […]