Are women really less ambitious than men? In their annual look at women in the workplace this week, LeanIn and McKinsey & Co. highlighted an “ambition gap.” Women and men at all levels are “equally ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Vivien Wang/MiC Ambition: a strong desire to do or to achieve something, typically requiring ...

When a woman succeeds, she is applauded... as long as she remains "pleasant." Barely ambitious, she is accused of being "too serious," "too cold," or even "out of touch." These disguised compliments ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Christine Michel Carter covers working mothers, diversity, and jobs. Balancing career aspirations and motherhood is a challenge, ...

When I started my first business, people thought I was out of my mind when I left my career in commercial real estate. Some laughed, others politely smiled, and a few questioned my sanity. “Why not ...

When Nadia Meli walked away from the life she had spent years building, she found herself grappling with an unexpected consequence to her attempts at healing: Her ambition began to fade. Meli—a ...

Ambition might be defined as a striving for some kind of achievement or distinction, and involves, first, the desire for such, and, second, the willingness to work towards it even in the face of ...

If your ambitions aren’t worth your life, they’re not big enough. Finally, I said in exasperation, “Look. I’m here at Duke at the top of the academic heap for the same reasons as you—I’m such a nice ...

It's a complaint I hear from parents about their adolescent from time to time: "We just wish our teenager had more drive to be successful! We just wish there was more desire to achieve!" Many things ...