Taking on the Work of Others
Let's face it. Women are often busy doing the grunt work while men spend more time building their careers. We have a problem with taking on too much responsibility and it limits us from doing what needs to be done to advance our own careers and take care of ourselves....
The Benefits of Assertive Communication
Assertive communication is speaking up appropriately for oneself while considering the needs, wants, and rights of others. The verbal characteristics of assertive communication are clear, direct, and honest statements of feelings and the use of "I" statements. We feel...
The “Yes, But” Mentality
As women, we have a lifetime of mixed messages around becoming strong leaders and connecting with our innate talent and personal power. This often results in what I call the "yes, but" mentality. You instinctively know what to do BUT you don't do it. For example, you...
What Does Your Body Language Say About You?
Did you know that it takes only four minutes to make a first impression and that body language accounts for 55% of that impression; 38% from tone of voice; the remaining 7% from our actual words? In other words, competence is only one factor in career mobility. Those...
Re-discover Your Inner Child
Whenever I hear people talk about re-discovering their inner child, I have noticed more often than not that it's about connecting with the innocence and joy of childhood. Usually the quest to re-discover our inner child is focused on incorporating more playfulness and...
Movin’ on Up
In 1986, an article in The Wall Street Journal by Carol Hymowitz and Timothy Schellhardt first introduced the term Glass Ceiling. The illustration that accompanied the article showed a woman in a business suit pushing up against a glass barrier. After that article,...
Kayte Connelly, Chief Solutions Officer, Best Principled Solutions, LLC
Kayte is a leadership coach and organizational development consultant with over 30 years of hands on experience in both management and volunteer capacities. She received the 2008 and 2009 NAWBO Member of the Year Award and the Small Business Philanthropy Award at the...
Christine Duvivier, Executive and Leadership Coach
Christine is CEO of Positive Leaders, LLC. Her organizations' work which helps to unleash the full potential of future leaders by focusing on their strengths. Her other business is Impact Partners. Impact Partners works with mid-sized and large companies to affect...
Is it Time to Write Your Book?
This is a guest post by Lisa Tener, author and book coach. Have you noticed how many people are writing books lately? Maybe some colleagues and competitors in your field have recently become published authors. Do you wonder if becoming a published author is for you? A...