Designer Laura Kim on the power of collaboration

Designer Laura Kim on the power of collaboration | Fatigued and frustrated? You could be burned out | Burke becomes first female analyst for major sports final Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( June 13, 2024 CONNECT WITH NEXTUP  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [X]( €‰€‰[Tik tok]( [NEW SmartBrief]( Gender equity news from NextUp, Advancing All Women in Business [SIGN UP]( â‹… [SHARE]( [] Top of the week [] [Designer Laura Kim on the power of collaboration]( [Designer Laura Kim on the power of collaboration]( Kim (Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images) Laura Kim, creative director for Oscar de la Renta and Monse, and who also recently collaborated with Crate and Barrel to create a home goods collection, says the sheer amount of work that goes into planning and executing design ideas requires the right team to carry out the vision. "I'm really open to help, I think that's like one of the things that's helped me become a good leader ... I like hiring people who can do things I'm not good at and I think that really helped me build a strong team," Kim says. Full Story: [Glossy (tiered subscription model)]( (6/12) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Today's leadership [] [Fatigued and frustrated? You could be burned out]( [Fatigued and frustrated? You could be burned out]( (Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images) Executive coach Kristin Hendrix knew she was burned out when she started to learn how to cook, revealing what she calls a "hyper-fixation" on something that didn't fulfill her in the way writing, coaching and exercising did, which made her realize she needed to get back to doing things that "refill my internal bank account." Some signs of burnout you can identify early include feeling perpetually exhausted, frustrated or disengaged from your work and other activities, writes executive coach Rebecca Zucker. Full Story: [Leadership Vitae]( (6/6), [Harvard Business Review (tiered subscription model)]( (6/6) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Burke becomes first female analyst for major sports final]( [Burke becomes first female analyst for major sports final]( JJ Reddick (left) and Doris Burke (Nathaniel S. Butler/Getty Images) Longtime ESPN broadcaster Doris Burke provided analysis for Game 1 on the NBA Finals this week, making her the first woman to serve as an analyst for a championship finals game in any of the four major professional sports leagues in the US. "My focus is in preparing for the games in front of me... But I would be lying if I didn't tell you that I am sort of mindful that there is something meaningful here, right," Burke said. adding that if "this assignment makes life for women in sports easier or somehow aids in their process, then nothing could be more meaningful." 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