Assertive or Aggressive? There IS a Difference (in Leadership Communications)
By: Leslie Williams “The minute I express my opinion clearly, I get labeled as aggressive.” This may be the most recurrent refrain I hear from the women leaders I coach. They report that if they hold...
View ArticleLeadership Skills Outside Your Comfort Zone
So you’ve just gotten that great opportunity you’ve wanted for so long. You got the promotion! Woo hoo! You settle into your new office, put the higher pay in your monthly budget, meet your colleagues,...
View Article“I’m not ready yet…” An Equal Pay Gap Contributor?
I have a female client, J, transitioning careers who just woke up to how she’s getting in her own way – and mustering the courage to stop. This post celebrates her, and every other woman who’s decided...
View Article2013 Goal-setting Strategies for Work-Life Balance and Productivity (Part 2 –...
If you haven’t started thinking about your goals for next 2013, you better get cracking! In this three part video series, and December webinar on the subject, we’re evaluating what makes a good goal...
View Article2013 Goal-setting Strategies for Work-Life Balance and Productivity (Part 3 –...
January 1st is coming fast! If you’re like most of us, you’re knee-deep in year-end closing reports, next year budgets, family holiday planning and… stress! Work Life (much less balance!) at the end...
View ArticleStaying Oriented to the Future In The Present Moment
We humans are funny. We find peace and reduced stress when we learn to live in the present moment and yet we are – by definition – always in motion towards a future of our own design. On the one hand...
View ArticleDifferent-but-Good – What We Can Learn From Women In Leadership
I spoke recently to a group of women and men about how modern leadership styles are shifting and increasingly embracing strengths that women in leadership naturally bring to the table. After the talk...
View ArticleSuccess vs. You? Is There a Win-Win?
The story our business culture tells us about success in business is that you can either be successful or you can have a life – but not both. The discussion storm around Anne-Marie Slaughter’s “having...
View Article6 Steps to Authentic Self Confidence for Women
Why would anyone follow a leader with no self-confidence? They wouldn’t. Do women struggle with self-confidence more than men? Yes. Then why are we surprised when there aren’t as many female leaders as...
View ArticleNo Sexism Here – 3 Ways Men Can Help Women
Photo Credit: Free Digital Photos Ladies, I write a lot for women, but I talk to many men who want to help us too. I recently wrote this for Smartblogs on Leadership (where lots of men hang out) and...
View ArticleWhat’s Wrong With Women’s Empowerment?
What’s wrong with women’s empowerment? Nothing and everything. At its best, women’s empowerment programs are an organizational (or social) recognition that cultural barriers diminish women’s chances to...
View ArticleBehind Closed Doors – Avoiding the Corporate “Snowden Effect”
Edward Snowden’s revelations of what the National Security Agency (NSA) knows about us have gotten us talking about the role of secrecy in a free society. This is an important conversation, despite the...
View Article3 Leadership “Truths” Women Should Ignore
Leadership advice runs rampant on the internet, which is fine because most of it comes from a place of wisdom and reflection. If you’re a woman aspiring to lead, however, there is one tiny problem with...
View Article2013 Goal-setting Strategies for Work-Life Balance and Productivity (Part 2 –...
If you haven’t started thinking about your goals for next 2013, you better get cracking! In this three part video series, and December webinar on the subject, we’re evaluating what makes a good goal...
View Article2013 Goal-setting Strategies for Work-Life Balance and Productivity (Part 3 –...
January 1st is coming fast! If you’re like most of us, you’re knee-deep in year-end closing reports, next year budgets, family holiday planning and… stress! Work Life (much less balance!) at the end...
View ArticleStaying Oriented to the Future In The Present Moment
We humans are funny. We find peace and reduced stress when we learn to live in the present moment and yet we are – by definition – always in motion towards a future of our own design. On the one hand...
View ArticleDifferent-but-Good – What We Can Learn From Women In Leadership
I spoke recently to a group of women and men about how modern leadership styles are shifting and increasingly embracing strengths that women in leadership naturally bring to the table. After the talk...
View ArticleSuccess vs. You? Is There a Win-Win?
The story our business culture tells us about success in business is that you can either be successful or you can have a life – but not both. The discussion storm around Anne-Marie Slaughter’s “having...
View Article6 Steps to Authentic Self Confidence for Women
Why would anyone follow a leader with no self-confidence? They wouldn’t. Do women struggle with self-confidence more than men? Yes. Then why are we surprised when there aren’t as many female leaders as...
View ArticleNo Sexism Here – 3 Ways Men Can Help Women
Photo Credit: Free Digital Photos Ladies, I write a lot for women, but I talk to many men who want to help us too. I recently wrote this for Smartblogs on Leadership (where lots of men hang out) and...
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