What does it take to believe in your ability to execute leadership? I’ve struggled with this. As a woman, I know the feeling of being surrounded by highly competent and successful men, all superior in rank, and letting my competitive nature take over. Outside, I feel an urge to prove that I can keep up […]
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Weekly or bi-monthly stories and tips for surviving your work week. We like to find the humor in our irony, and hope you do, too.
Give Yourself Permission
There is one thing that is really really difficult to do in our jobs. It’s giving ourselves permission to quit. I was chatting with an old friend and former co-worker regarding her one regret about Company x. She wished she had left much sooner than she had. I think she had realized that after 15+ […]
When Magic Happens
I have been living a dream these past two days. All because it was decided that I would not be working for anyone within a corporate structure for a while – maybe never again. And suddenly the world of possibility just opened it’s giant arms and welcomed me in. It’s at those moments when you […]
The Price of Freedom
It’s no surprise that freedom comes with a price. Doesn’t everything? The price is working on OVER DRIVE with need for SELF – REGULATION. I have to turn off my iPhone when I’m with my kids, unless I’m on an urgent deadline. I have to NOT answer my phone unless ABSOLUTELY necessary. Well, guess what? […]
Battle Scars
Although some might say they have career woes or regrets, I can honestly say that, when I can look back at all my jobs, my only regret is that I didn’t believe in myself sooner! Knowing that, I probably would’ve made slightly different decisions, but accumulatively, I’m better for it. I’m fortunate enough to be […]
On a scale of 1-10
How stuck are you in your head? Are you a 1 or 10? I’m not a scientist, yet I wonder if the nocebo effect can be the way to sabotage success. Unlike placebo – when you feel positive change from a candy pill, nocebo can create negative symptoms by imagining them in your head. I […]
When Solutions are Bandaids
The other night I went to hear Jeffrey Hayzlett speak. When I read his bio (he calls himself a business celebrity), I was a little put off. But when I heard him speak, I was completely enamored by his style of storytelling and the stories he told. Sure he had a schtick. He’s a maverick. […]
Workshops aren’t for everyone
I have this friend whom I’ve been unsuccessfully trying to recruit to a Covert Leadership workshop. It’s true that workshops are not for everyone. Today I took her through some of the questions and we discussed how we’ve adapted our process and curriculum to companies. She’s working with me on two client projects and is […]
When Success Comes Without Trying
I had the opportunity to hear a testimonial from two very distinct power women recently, and they were surprisingly quite similar. Connie told a group of us that she attributes her success to the fact that it was not her drive, it just “happened”. Remember that workshop about “detachment” I want to plan? And then […]
Leading Change
As I was reading an article on Culture and Chief Executives, I was thinking about where I’ve been, what I’ve experienced, and what has both worked and not worked. A company’s culture is the collection of self-sustaining patterns of behaving, feeling, thinking, and believing, the patterns that determine “the way we do things around here.” […]
