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happy hour blogCivility at the Thanksgiving Table
With civil dissention running the gauntlet in every corner of our world, it’s a perfect time to take inventory of where you stand on your end of civility at the Thanksgiving table this year. Family time can be pointedly uncomfortable for some. It’s a dichotomy of...
How to Deal With Painful Email
by Guest Blogger David Goldsmith It wasn’t the response she was expecting. After working on a PowerPoint late into the night and sending it to a client, my colleague Robin got a painful email a few hours later that hit her hard. “Thanks for sending. Will look at this...
The 4 Character Assets of A Self-Confident Leader
Leadership must reflect a self-confident air ... and that gets tested in the most common of daily decisions. Picture a leader in a position of authority, wavering slightly amid a tough decision. Could be a big issue, could be an everyday one, like those that crop up...
3 Great Formats for Delivering a Lunch and Learn
Considering getting yourself “out there” by offering a Lunch and Learn? Before you throw all the excuses into the mix and decide it makes you too nervous, take some advice from someone that has delivered loads of them … it’s not that hard. You don’t have to be an...
From Techie to Manager: Changing Your Spots
What's the deal with all the pain in moving up into management? And why is it so much more difficult in a technical job? I regularly hear from women who are experiencing the pain of transitioning upwards, despite the fact that they may be confident and qualified....
Great Offices
How Intentionally Designed Systems in Your Workplace Can Make it Great You've heard of the difference between the hard issues and the soft issues. (Enter your own joke here) In a workplace, we can readily spot the systems that involve tools or mechanical resources -...
Email Etiquette – 5 Deciding Factors
Seen emails that make you cringe? Or worse yet, have you ever wondered if YOU are the email etiquette violator in the office? There are plenty of flubs that can cost you your professional appearance and dignity. Improper grammar, misspelled homonym, or a proper noun...
When To Use A Facilitator
SITUATION: You are in a meeting in which the conversation is ineffective, or unfocused, or just dragging on and on. Pick one, because I know you've been there! You may or may not be the one in charge ... and there's no shame if you are. You either need to don your...
The 5 Reasons A Leader Should Engage In Public Speaking
It's a fear that many of us deal with ... the fear of speaking. But here's one thing that may entice you into more events where you can test your eloquence. It may scare the bejeebies outta you, and that fear may help with creative tension, but in the big picture,...
Brave Transitions – The Book
Brave Transitions: A Woman’s Guide to Maintaining Composure Through Changes in Work and Life. Transition through life changes while journaling in this helpful guide. With an assortment of personal and professional strings pulling us in various directions, the 21st...
Creating a Powerful Professional Image Webinar
Women are especially hesitant to boast about accomplishments and avoid bragging for fear of pretentiousness. The way you project and carry yourself makes a difference in the way others perceive you. What you say about yourself also changes the way you and others view...
Email Etiquette – E-Book
When you want to be PRACTICAL ... HANDS ON ... PROFESSIONAL I once worked with a Navy Admiral who used all lower case text in his emails. I found that surprising ... it just seemed that his decorum should have been a notch more proper. No judgment. Okay, so that...