Archive for the Management
Thanks to reader Maggie Voelker for sharing this link to an interview with Kattie Kay, co-author of the book Womenomics, on why women are faring better for jobs during the recession.
http://tiny.cc/rCNLN
Unfortunately, the interview emphasized that women get less pay and are more flexible. They touched only briefly on the importance of having a balance of [...]
Here’s a powerful way to help people accept change: Let them whine and complain. Encourage the steam to be released in an organized setting. Help people identify what they think they are losing so they can move through it instead of suppress it.
One of the best experiences I had working with organizational change was in [...]
I am attending a marketing workshop. Although there are signs that the economy is at least flattening out if not turning around, the room is still full of negative and scared energy. Obviously, we can’t control the story of our lives. Yet we can control the mood of the main character.
When it comes to business, [...]
3 Signs of Stress to Watch Out For
The recession has taken an emotional toll on all of us. Watch out for these signs of stress:
I just signed a contract with a major publisher to publish a book for high-achieving women based on my research and the Burden of Greatness.
I’ll share pieces of the pages with you as I go along. I know I’ll use some of these posts. Please comment whenever you feel the urge when share thoughts with [...]
I just taught a great leadership class in Guatemala. Yes, they were impressed by my credentials and accomplishments and how many listings came up when they Googled my name. In the end, this isn’t why I got great scores on the evaluation. It helped to gain their attention. To sustain it, I had to do [...]
Recently, a very frustrated client complained, “I tried my hardest to help my team. They just don’t get it. I only want them to succeed.”
I know her pain very well as a painful lesson I had to learn. It wasn’t until I fully experienced the power of true coaching that I understood the [...]
This blog post is not intended to offend anyone. If your political views differ from mine, please know that I honor your informed choice and love that we live in a country that gives a voice to differing opinions, ideologies, and religious views (though sadly, this seems questionable at times, especially in the last decade). [...]
There have been times in my life where I was called self-serving. Generally, this happened when I held a leadership position. Although I felt my decisions and commitment were based on a passion for accepting challenges that would make a difference in people’s lives, others saw me as a power-grabbing self-promoter.
The first time this happened, [...]
A colleague of mine sent me an article that declared the glass ceiling has cracked. I smirked.
Yes, I think there are more doors open for women in executive positions. Yet once they get there, they find themselves encased in concrete walls. They aren’t allowed to change the job to fit their strengths, ideals and dreams. [...]
