How to Be Heard When They’re Not Listening
Sometimes it’s difficult to be heard. You are in the meeting, you offer a good solution, and somehow the conversation keeps going as if you weren’t there. You look down at your clothes, confirm to yourself that you left your invisible cape at home, and sit somewhat puzzled [...]
You Mean My Assumptions Aren’t Facts
I am absolutely positive I know what I’m talking about. After all, I have been around the block a few times, have collected a few facts, listened to a few opinions and I am now certain that I have the RIGHT answer that will completely justified the reaction I’m [...]
Is It Really Our Gender? A response to your emails.
Last week’s blog caused quite the stir. After outing myself as a woman who has not felt held back by my gender, I received the most emails I had ever received. Many of the responses came from women who felt like me–and had been reluctant to admit it. [...]
Do What You Love
If you read my weekly post, sometimes you find a best practice tip, sometimes a thought-provoking slice of life and sometimes, like today, a little something about a person achieving their personal best. It's all meant to inspire and this week I was inspire by Gustavo Dudamel. I [...]
The Spring Challenge
Every stage of life has a pacifier in it. Something we nurse, or hold on to for comfort. At its best this calms our nerves and eases our mind. At its worse it keeps us stuck in a stage of life that we are destined to outgrow. The [...]
What I Love About Women
It has been said that women do not help other women get ahead in the workplace. Yet, in my experience, this could not be further from the truth. My executive coaching practice began because Sharon, a CEO I met at a luncheon, asked me to work with 2 of [...]