Ambition - The Cut

ambition 3/4/2020

How to Know When You Should Turn Down a PromotionDenise Pickett says, “part of being ambitious is taking risks … [not] just saying yes.”

By Charlotte Cowles

doing the most 10/30/2019

Gloria Steinem Just Wanted to Pay Her BillsThe feminist icon on ambition, insults, and making rent in New York.

By Charlotte Cowles

how i get it done 10/28/2019

How I Get It Done: Actress and Activist Laverne Cox“I’m living the dream I had 20 years ago, when you didn’t even see transgender people on television unless they were being ridiculed.”

By Charlotte Cowles

doing the most 10/25/2019

‘Never Delete Anything’: 25 Famous Women Share Advice on Managing EmailInbox tips from Marie Kondo, Nina Garcia, Shonda Rimes, and more.

By Julie Ma

ambition 10/23/2019

The Motivating Power of Staying Pissed OffCEO Sallie Krawcheck on bad bosses, getting fired, and why it pays to stay angry.

By Charlotte Cowles

how i get it done 10/21/2019

How I Get It Done: Angelica Nwandu, Founder and CEO of The Shade Room“My assistant has to lie and tell me my meeting is an hour earlier for me to be on time. So I just leave that in her hands.”

By Allison P. Davis

doing the most 10/17/2019

It’s Never Too Late: 25 Famous Women on Starting Over in a New CareerVictoria Beckham, Janet Mock, Elizabeth Warren, and more famous women on starting over in a new career.

By Julie Ma

doing the most 10/15/2019

This Utterly Pointless Game Soothes My EgoWhen all else fails, at least I can peel a tiny spinning fruit.

By Madeleine Aggeler

how i get it done 10/14/2019

How I Get It Done: Writer and Activist Naomi Klein“I feel a genuine terror about how little time we have. So I go hard.”

By Bridget Read

ambition 10/11/2019

I Love to Win: 25 Famous Women on Being the BestMegan Rapinoe, Sally Field, Whoopi Goldberg on how good it feels to be at the top.

By Julie Ma

doing the most 10/9/2019

‘Turning 40 and Having Twins Made Me a Better Comedian’Actress Michelle Buteau on why she’s finally hitting her stride.

By Charlotte Cowles

how i get it done 10/7/2019

How I Get It Done: Rent the Runway Co-founder Jenny FleissThe start-up veteran is a master multitasker.

As told to Sarah Spellings

doing the most 10/4/2019

25 Famous Women on Making Tough ChoicesLena Waithe, Shonda Rhimes, Sonia Sotomayor, and other powerful women talk about laying down the law.

By Julie Ma

doing the most 10/2/2019

Have I Run Out of Ambition?And how can I get it back?

By Katie Heaney

how i get it done 9/30/2019

How I Get It Done: Artist Marilyn MinterThe artist on jealousy, self-doubt, and ignoring criticism.

By Erica Schwiegershausen

ambition 9/27/2019

Who Does Donatella Versace Look Up To?Twenty-five famous women on the people who inspire them.

By Julie Ma

q&a 9/25/2019

She Was a Brain Expert — Until She Lost Her MemoryHow neuroscientist Jill Bolte Taylor rebuilt her career after a health crisis.

By Erica Schwiegershausen

how i get it done 9/23/2019

How I Get It Done: Vanity Fair Editor-in-Chief Radhika JonesOn getting inspiration on the subway, needing eight hours of sleep a night, and her favorite Muji pens.

By Kristen Bateman

ambition 9/20/2019

25 Famous Women on Achieving Success Later in LifeToni Morrison, Ina Garten, Vera Wang, and others discuss the benefits of being a late bloomer in their careers.

By Julie Ma

doing the most 9/18/2019

What Makes Ambition Come and Go?I can’t generate ambition, but I can attract it.

By Edith Zimmerman

how i get it done 9/16/2019

How I Get It Done: Ty Haney, CEO of Outdoor VoicesThe 30-year-old CEO on chasing endorphins, exercising while pregnant, and learning to do one thing at a time.

As told to Sarah Spellings

ambition 9/13/2019

25 Famous Women on How They Get Their Best IdeasTaylor Swift, Maya Angelou, and others give tips on staying productive.

By Julie Ma

how i get it done 9/12/2019

How I Get It Done: Maya Rupert, Julián Castro’s Campaign ManagerMaya Rupert is a trailblazing campaign manager leading a trailblazing presidential campaign — with cats.

By Bridget Read

ambition 9/11/2019

What’s the Difference Between Anxiety and Ambition?Or do I just want to be admired?

By Katie Heaney

ambition 9/6/2019

25 Famous Women on Their First Big BreakFrom Julia Child’s TV debut to Charlize Theron’s unintentional audition.

By Julie Ma

q&a 9/5/2019

Kara Swisher on Ambition, Bad Bosses, and Having a Baby at 56“A lot of people have told me, ‘You should be more humble.’ And I’m like, ‘Why?’”

By Charlotte Cowles

how i get it done 9/4/2019

How I Get It Done: Ananda Danielle Krettek, Founder of Google Empathy LabThe tech innovator on meditation, inventing her own job, and color coding her in-box according to stress level.

By Charlotte Cowles

the cut on tuesdays 3/5/2019

Adam Moss on His ‘Tortured Relationship With Ambition’This week’s episode of our podcast, The Cut on Tuesdays.

By the Cut

the cut opinion pages 2/20/2019

I’m Calling Hypocrisy on These ‘Good-Enough Life’ AdvocatesI’m not buying it anymore!

By Edith Zimmerman

work 9/6/2017

The Ambition CollisionA generation raised to chase professional success is confronting a dead end.

By Lisa Miller

blonde ambition 9/5/2017

Reese Witherspoon Wants to Change How We Perceive Ambitious Women“We have to do our part to change the idea that a woman with passion and ambition is out only for herself.”

By Madeleine Aggeler

advice 5/31/2017

Ask Polly: How Do I Escape My Professional Envy?Remember that the targets for your jealousy are irrelevant.

By Heather Havrilesky

ambition 1/12/2017

25 Famous Women on Impostor Syndrome and Self-DoubtNatalie Portman, Lupita Nyong’o, Tavi Gevinson, and more on how they’ve learned to use it for success.

By Julie Ma

election 2016 4/7/2016