Celebrate Women’s History Month Increase Your Leadership Presence and Impact in Meetings Too many women are familiar with the experience of convening a meeting only to have it co-opted by male peers or even male subordinates. Even when you’re the expert on the topic at hand, women sometimes see their ideas discounted until stated by [...]
Celebrate Women’s History Month... Take a Break That Actually Works for You Women often burn the candle at both ends. You give your all in your career or business, tune in to the needs of team members, possibly care for children and other relatives, and often simply serve as the social glue that keeps society [...]
Celebrate Black History Month . . . How to Be a Role Model to People Who Need You While you know that having role models is critical to your success, and you take steps to ensure you have those figures in your life, you may be less aware that you are already a role model [...]
Celebrate Black History Month . . . When You Set Boundaries, You Protect Your Focus If saying “yes” to every opportunity and request for your time and energy feels like your default response, it is time to explore how setting healthy boundaries can help you focus and achieve more. Many of us, women especially, are [...]
Celebrate Black History Month . . . Take These Steps to Land a Mentor or Sponsor Black business leaders often have less access to informal professional networks and are less likely to have mentors and sponsors to help them get ahead. That needs to change, because those resources can make a critical difference in your [...]
Celebrate Black History Month . . . Being Kind to Yourself is a Key Business Strategy Being what author, screenwriter and TV producer Shonda Rhimes calls an F.O.D. (a “first,” “only,” or “different,”) as a woman or person of color in largely white or male spaces can add stress to the already challenging job of [...]
Are You Ready to Adopt the Four Traits of an Inspirational Leader? A new year creates the right conditions for experimenting with change and can be a great time to put new practices in place that will help you become a more powerful leader. But you need to know how to invest your motivation and [...]
Seven Ways to Build Your Brand From the moment you enter the workforce, every action and decision helps establish your personal brand. For entrepreneurs, building a viable business involves building a brand that customers, investors and other stakeholders understand, trust and value. Long-term brand building requires a careful combination of strategic intention paired with reliable [...]
How Gratitude Can Make You a Better Leader Cliches around gratitude abound, especially at this time of year when the feeling is almost expected on cue. Fortunately, significant research around gratitude exists too, helping us understand what it is and what it’s not, and even how it can help you become a stronger leader. The [...]
Building a Business is Hard; Realistic Expectations Can Help As a business leader, you have a compelling vision for your company and want to inspire others to buy-in and follow you. But feeling obligated to put a positive spin on the struggle to succeed may not be the best way to prepare for the challenge, [...]
