A senior vice president walks into the company’s executive committee meeting to introduce her plan to roll out a new consumer product. She has prepared and practiced her presentation. She has anticipated questions and push backs and prepared her responses. She...
Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who’s the fairest of them all? Who’s the smartest? Who’s the most successful? If you’re like most women I know, you will look at your reflection in the mirror and knock yourself down, and look for ways to berate yourself. Why is this so? In...
Good stories captivate us. They grab our attention and focus. They transport us to another place and time where our imagination is free to roam and play. Everyone loves stories. We are mesmerized by good storytellers, and we love to tell our own stories. After all, we...
As kids, we played the game of telephone and thought it was funny to hear how the original message changed as it was passed along from one person to another. In business, no one laughs when communication fails, and projects and teams fall apart as a result. Direct and...
This past weekend, I had the opportunity to speak at Harvard Business School’s Dynamic Women in Business Conference. Our panel discussion was titled, Working in Heels: Women in the Workplace today, and the focus of the discussion was the internal barriers and...
I remember how wonderful I felt at first when I was hired to run a national company. I was thrilled with my new title and excited to take on the challenge of resurrecting a company that was doing poorly. I was up for the challenge. The position meant a move to Chicago...
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