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happy hour blogMore On Communication (not Moron Communication, but that may work too)
Pardon the link mix up but if you are looking for the "Scared to Speak" post please click here More On communication... In the consulting industry we have this “clever” little saying: Feedback is a gift. You might say that falls into that category with Bless her...
Does Your Communication Need a Tune-Up
Communication – it’s right up there with world peace and motherhood. My mother used to tell me, “the best thing you can do for your marriage is COM-MUN-I-CATE!” This is the same woman that used to tell me to “use your indoor voice.” I never understood what that...
Work-Life Balance – It Doesn’t
A funny thing is happening with the incoming generation. They are looking to us baby boomers for advice on how to make their work-life balance successful. C’mon! Does anyone else see the irony in this? The one thing we have learned is that when it comes to work-life...
The Teetering Leader: 6 Principles of Positive Outlook
Janice is a stable manager, with all the skills and techniques she needs to run a smooth organization. Her confidence is established, and her folks respect her. Yet in recent years, Janice has begin to put her health on the back burner in favor of a higher production...
Meeting Management 101
I am a meeting queen. My life revolves around meetings. As the CEO of a nonprofit organization my job is to use volunteer time efficiently to help advance the mission of our organization. This is accomplished through conducting and supporting effective committee and...
Why Women Appear Less Efficient
Last week I went out to run errands with my husband and he noticed that I was carrying around a file folder with a non-profit project I am in charge of, and copy of a spreadsheet for some client work I am in the middle of, a baggie full of watches that need new...
Feminine Leadership for the 21st Century (as reprinted from iThink Bigger)
What does feminine leadership mean and what’s different this century? The statistics are clear. Women are over 50% of the work force and practically nowhere to be found in leadership positions. Just when it looked like the statistics were getting better. We have now...
Is It Scary To Speak in Public?
Several years ago I thought it would be a good idea to branch out into an area that I had not tried but felt ready for: public speaking. After all, I was an expert in leadership but who was going to know about it unless I put myself out there? I wanted to deliver...
The Unraveling of your Planning
Planning and Multi-Tasking Two of our 16 female leadership strengths. Does it sound like they may work against each other? Or is one not optimized unless you have the other? AND HOW! For me, they help create the ideal, which is slowly and painfully disassembled as the...
Gratitude. What’s it worth to take a breath?
You run from one meeting to another. You look at the long list of daily to-do's. You keep yourself revved up because the stress of your workload seems to create that reaction. Sure it's easy to imagine that as a typical day. Until a friend sends you a Ted Talk link,...
Empowering Women Creates a More Diverse World
Empowering women begins when "we" change our mindset. By we, I mean women. We have to give ourselves the benefit of knowing we are individually brilliant and capable, then we have to give that same benefit to other women. Only then will the world see women as the...
Queen Bee: What Confident Women Know about Looking Composed
Last month I sauntered into a room full of association members, all gathering at lunchtime to hear me talk. The leadership subject was a familiar one to me, so assurance in the content was a cinch. But other issues loomed: the gum I had just pulled from bottom of my...