Do You Feel You Have Control Of Your Career?
Every week we learn of more research about how the current workplace culture affects women’s ambition. There is a consistent message that a lack of gender equality and pervasive bias and discrimination sabotages women’s careers. Certainly the reports validate our...
The Dark Side of Female Rivalry in the Workplace and What to Do About It.
This week one of my coaching clients shared with me that she was ambushed by her female boss in an executive meeting. It’s not the first time. It happens pretty regularly. Her boss will chastise her, belittle her, and unjustly accuse her of committing some horrific...
10 Tips To Get Unstuck And Move Your Career Forward in 2016
Starting the new year with new goals? If your intention is to move your career forward in 2016, here are some tips to get unstuck and get promoted. Manage your career Are you focused more on managing your job than your career? It’s time to get over your limiting...
The Greatest Gift You Can Give Yourself
This is a busy time of year! We are tying up loose ends at work, making holiday plans with family and friends, and if we’re lucky, taking some time off. We enjoy delighting our loved ones with special tokens of our love and appreciation. That’s the holiday spirit! But...
Are you comfortable using your vacation time?
How comfortable are you taking vacation? Your answer to this question may reveal something about your work ethic. But most importantly, your response is more likely an indication of the culture of your organization. The reality is that in a high performance culture,...
Is The Workplace Responsible For Our Lack of Confidence?
Bain and Company released the findings of their five year research on gender parity in June 2014 and the results were shocking. After just two years in the workplace, women’s aspirations dropped 60% and their confidence 50%. The conclusions of the study were...
The 7 Most Effective Ways for Women to Own Their Ambition
Women’s ambition has recently been the focus of a considerable amount of research and surveys. Time and Real Simple, Lean.Org and Mckinsey, Bain and Company, and Harvard Business School are among the many organizations that have studied the current level of ambition...
The Benefits of a Flexible Job and How to Get One
This past week Paul Ryan and Joe Biden both spoke publically about the importance of their family obligations when considering their career decisions. Ryan, considering the position as Speaker of the House, felt it necessary to set boundaries. He stated that he wanted...
Is No Really No Or Is It An Opportunity?
This post is from the archives. Women are much more likely than men to take a "no" as a personal rejection and final answer. In fact, the fear of rejection will often keep us from asking for things we rightly deserve. Let's look at the situation of a salary...