Selected Media
Gen Z and the Workplace: We are in this Together. February 6, 2024. I by IMD
For Humanity Illuminated: The Yale Campaign, October 24, 2023
“A New Work Anxiety: Will I be penalized for working from home?” NPR Morning Edition, August 18, 2022
“Companies tell employees it’s time to return to the workplace,” NPR Morning Edition, February 16, 2022
“Covid Has Changed Workplace Power Dynamics. A Leadership Researcher Explains How to Navigate Them,” Charter, in partnership with Time, December 20, 2021
“The Practice of Everyday Leadership,” Association for Talent Development – ALC21: Preconference Professional Development Keynote, Nov 3, 2021
“The Practice of Everyday Leadership,” Guardian Masterclass, One-day MBA – Oct 24th, 2021
“How to Go Back to a Better Office,” Yale Insights, July 22, 2021
“Everyday Leadership,” Walker & Dunlop Summer Conference, July 13, 2021
“Everyday Leadership: Unleashing the Potential of Others,” International Bar Association – Leadership Training Programme, May 4th, 2021
“Everyday Leadership and the Art of Getting Better at Getting Better,” International Coaching Federation, CT Chapter, Feb 26, 2021
“‘Can we even work together?’ How to deal with politics in the workplace,” Charter, Nov 2 2020
“How leaders can bring workplaces together when their country is divided,” Quartz, November 8, 2020
“Can We Talk about Politics at Work?,” Yale Insights, October 29, 2020
“A Conversation with Heidi Brooks: Diversity, Inclusion and Leadership,” Emotional Intelligence 2020 Conference: Thriving in the New Normal, Aug 11, 2020
“How to Start Making Real Change in Your Organization,” Yale Insights, June 11, 2020
“The Power Pod: A Conversation on Values with Professor Heidi Brooks,” Yale Insights, August 10, 2018
“Three Questions: Dr. Heidi Brooks on What Olympic Athletes Can Teach Us About Leadership,” Yale Insights, February 22, 2018
“How Do Leaders Foster Engagement and Creativity,” Yale Insights, December 14, 2017
Media Mentions
From sending emails to office dress codes: Gen Z is supposedly taking courses on how to work in-person, Independent, June 20, 2023
New Grads Have No Idea How to Behave in the Office. Help Is on the Way, Wall Street Journal, June 16, 2023
Gen Z is incredibly ambitious. They’re just not interested in climbing your corporate ladder, Fortune, June 13, 2023
A Boss’s Guide to Leading Through Layoff Fears, Wall Street Journal, Apr 5, 2023
Feel like you’re getting more dumped on you at work? It’s because you are, Business Insider, Feb 9, 2023
Layoffs Affecting HR and DE&I Could Mean Tough Times Ahead, HR Brew, Feb 1, 2023
5 Things the Best Bosses Always Do During Layoffs, According to a Yale Management Expert, Inc
“The No. 1 perk that will bring Gen Z and millennials into the office, according to Microsoft” CNBC, Sept 30, 2022
“Leadership Lessons from Retiring Tennis Star Serena Williams,” Forbes, August 20, 2o22
“Empathy: A CIO’s force multiplier,” CIO, April 29, 2022
“Tech Companies Announce Long-Delayed Back-To-Office Plans,” Cheddar News, March 4, 2022
“What organizations should do amid this holding pattern,” Charter, December 18, 2021
“The ‘career curiosity’ mental shift that the Great Resignation is forcing on employers,” CNBC, December 11, 2021
“Diversity, Leadership, and Emotions,” Oji Life Lab EI2020+, October 28, 2020
“How to Manage Parents as They Lose Their Minds,” Chief, September 25, 2020
“Where to Draw the Line When Working from Home,” Here’s Something Good Podcast, 2020
“How to Work Better When You’re Working from Home,” Here’s Something Good Podcast, August 7, 2020
“Pursuing Power With, Not Power Over,” Chief, June 19, 2020
“How to Handle Rude Emails, Constant Messages and Micromanaging Bosses while Working Remotely,” CNBC, June 17, 2020
“So Your Company Has Said You Can Work From Home Forever – Now What?,” CNBC, May 27, 2020
“Work from home is here to stay, but it may put younger workers at a disadvantage,” Insider, May 29, 2020
“Running the Marathon That Never Ends,” Chief, April 24, 2020