13 Tips to Build Assertive Communication Skills
For the past two weeks, the focus of this blog has been how you would handle a situation at work when someone takes credit for your idea. Unfortunately, this happens quite frequently according to many of my readers, and their responses demonstrated a wide range of...
She Stole My Idea and Here’s What I’d Do
My blog last week posed a theoretical situation to all of you about a woman who was very excited about an idea she had to move a stale project forward for her department. She shared her idea with a colleague at lunch and the colleague ended up presenting the proposal...
She Stole My Idea and I Don’t Know What to Do
Sometimes ideas come to me at the strangest times, like when Im taking a shower, at 2 am when I cant sleep, or when I'm driving my car. But when a great idea comes along you know it right away, right? This happened to me a couple of weeks ago. As I was driving my...
Reclaiming Your Identify During Life and Career Transition
Do you ever look in the mirror and ask yourself where the real you went? After having a baby or losing a job, all of a sudden you realize that you are no longer in touch with the old you, and youre not quite sure who the new you is? Where did that person go or...
Preparing for 2012
Its a new year and another opportunity to celebrate! As the holiday season and 2011 come to a close, we welcome 2012 with much fanfare. Parties, fireworks, horn blowing and champagne mark the beginning of another year. Its also a great time for reflection. What was...
Do You Sabotage Yourself By Using Weak Language?
The ability to communicate effectively and confidently has a dramatic effect on our ability to advance our careers. Yet many of us fall into the trap of using weak language that sabotages our efforts to present ourselves with authority and confidence. I would just...
Are You on Your Holiday List? 6 Gifts to Give Yourself this Holiday Season
Im a list maker. Are you? I get tremendous satisfaction creating my to-do list and crossing off items as they are accomplished. In fact, I start every day with a new list that has everything I want to do for my business as well as some personal tasks. (Go to the...
Holiday Networking: Offer the Gift of Connection
Tis the season to be jolly! Its also the season for socializing. We are invited to many holiday events; some for business and some just to have fun and share some holiday cheer. The point is that we are meeting and greeting more people this time of year than any...
Confidence Equals Competence
I have a power point slide in many of my keynote presentations that states Confidence = Competence. When this slide appears, its always an ah-hah moment for many people in the audience. Isnt it true though? When you present yourself with confidence, people assume...