Most of what gets written about hope in leadership is comfortable. It’s the kind of language you find on a values poster — earnest, well-intentioned, and largely untested against the harder questions ...

Michael Fassbender? Alicia Vikander? What are you doing here?

Hope has always been present in leadership quests aiming to achieve better futures. Hope has been an intriguing topic throughout the history of humankind. Many thinkers, from the ancient Greeks to ...

Life in America is deeply anxious. Where are we headed? How bad could it get? Who are we, anyway? What’s particularly scary is that everyone’s scared. Even the people whose candidate just won are ...

Hope is a practice. Sometimes it’s bold and forward-facing, drawing us toward what’s possible. Other times it’s quiet and grounding, steadying us when life feels overwhelming. Across situations and ...

I know I sometimes feel cynicism or despair when I think about the new year, and it seems many of my friends do, too. With so much uncertainty and seemingly intractable world problems needing ...

“I hope I get an ‘A’ on this test!” How many times have teachers heard these exact words from their students? Goodness knows, most teachers would certainly love for their students to get an A, too!

Hope is more than wishful thinking. It’s a blend of optimism and willpower. You have $1.79 in your bank account, your rent is due today, and you don’t get paid for a week. Is it still possible to have ...

While everyone experiences hope uniquely, examples of hope can be seen universally among all peoples of the world, such as the hope that you will achieve your goals. Hope is a part of the human ...

In the biblical languages of Hebrew and Greek, the words for hope — qavah, yachal, and elpis — offer profound insights into its spiritual meaning. Isaiah 40:31 captures this beautifully: “But they who ...