Lisa Evans

Lisa Evans is a freelance writer from Toronto who covers topics related to mental and physical health. She strives to help readers make small changes to their daily habits that have a profound and lasting impact on their productivity and overall job satisfaction. She’s a coffee snob, magazine hoarder and amateur photographer who strikes a work-life balance through yoga and cycling. Visit her at www.lisaevans.ca.

The case against fighting to stay focused at work

What if the reason you can’t get anything done is because you are too focused?

The case against fighting to stay focused at work

How to deal with criticism when you have thin skin

It can be uncomfortable, but criticism can help you grow and develop your skills. Here’s how to learn from negative feedback instead of taking it personally.

How to deal with criticism when you have thin skin

How you can become the type of employee hiring managers dream of

If you want to move up in your career, you need to do a lot more than just what’s in your job description.

How you can become the type of employee hiring managers dream of

When being too collaborative can hurt your career

Being a team player is a sought-after skill for nearly every position, but placing too much emphasis on gaining consensus can negatively affect your career growth.

When being too collaborative can hurt your career

5 steps to changing your mindset about failure

Your ability to bounce back from failure depends on your mindset. Here are the steps you can take to change how you look at things and in turn how you deal with life’s inevitable setbacks.

5 steps to changing your mindset about failure

8 warning signs that you’re in a career rut (and how to get out)

Do you secretly browse job listings and no longer look forward to your company’s annual conference? It might be time to make some changes.

8 warning signs that you’re in a career rut (and how to get out)

This is how competition affects your brain, motivation, and productivity

Competition can increase motivation, improve productivity and performance, and provide accountability and validation. Here’s how you can use competition to boost your team’s performance.

This is how competition affects your brain, motivation, and productivity

How to shut up that insistent negative voice in your head

Your brain is just trying to protect you, but the constant stream of self-doubt is holding you back. Here are some tactics to override it.

How to shut up that insistent negative voice in your head

Do you have a different personality at home and work?

Is bringing your “true self” to work always the best idea?

Do you have a different personality at home and work?

Passed over for a promotion? Here’s how to recover

Your first reaction might be to get your resume ready, but quitting isn’t necessarily best option.

Passed over for a promotion? Here’s how to recover

How to deal with a panic attack at work

Understanding what is happening in your body when you’re having a panic attack can help you stop being afraid of them. And these techniques can help you cope until is passes.

How to deal with a panic attack at work

Are you a leader or a manager? Here’s the difference

Leaders inspire people, while managers have people who do work for them. Here’s how to figure out which you are, and how you can change.

Are you a leader or a manager? Here’s the difference

Ask yourself these questions before saying “yes” or “no” to anything

Your approach should change depending on your circumstances.

Ask yourself these questions before saying “yes” or “no” to anything

What to do when you feel like you don’t fit in at work

Culture fit isn’t just a fluffy goal. Having friends at work is important for your productivity and happiness.

What to do when you feel like you don’t fit in at work

Why quitting your job without a backup plan can help your career

It may feel crazy and risky to leave a job without another one lined up, but here are seven instances when it’s the right thing to do.

Why quitting your job without a backup plan can help your career

Should you invite your coworkers to your wedding?

Do you consider your work friends “real friends”? If you invite some of the office do you have to invite your boss too? There’s a lot to consider and we break it all down.

Should you invite your coworkers to your wedding?

How to get a job that you’re overqualified for

It can be hard for a hiring manager to see an overqualified candidate as ambitious. So if you want to change direction, here’s what you need to do.

How to get a job that you’re overqualified for

How to make a decision when you get multiple job offers

It’s a nice problem to have, but knowing that you are picking the right job is a big commitment.

How to make a decision when you get multiple job offers

7 steps to rebrand yourself for a career change

Just because you don’t have experience in a new field doesn’t mean your skills aren’t valuable in that field. Here’s what to do before you make a move.

7 steps to rebrand yourself for a career change

So, like, how can I, um, clean up my speech?

Our brains don’t like silence, so they fill in the gaps with words. But these “filler words” can make us sound unsure. Do this to keep your credibility.

So, like, how can I, um, clean up my speech?

Impact

This tech CEO is offering a $1 million donation to inspire tech companies to help fight homelessness

How climate protesters are defending their civil disobedience–and winning in court

Will the humans kill Mars?

Creativity

Snapchat’s head of content Nick Bell is out

Stan Lee, the arch superhero of comic books, is dead at 95

Why the advertising legend of Trumpy Bear will never die

Co.Design

These wacky chairs help women exact revenge on manspreaders

Practical smart clothing might finally be near

One overlooked midterm takeaway? The green wave in cities

Work Life

How the women in charge of programming at CNN are changing the news we see

Is authenticity overrated?

Managers: This is the best way to tell someone they didn’t get the job