As January approaches, that heavy feeling of the need to set challenging and meaningful goals takes over. I have been setting goals for myself since I was a little girl. My childhood goals focused on winning tennis tournaments and improving my serve. My whole life has been about improving performance, finding and riding my [...]
In the Yikes! Zone. A conversation with Fear
by Mermer Blakeslee
I highly recommend this book to all levels of skiers and nonskiers. It is one of my favorite books. I love to read it every year before ski season. Why? Because Mermer is a beautiful and award winning fiction writer. This [...]
The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance
by Elna Baker
The book is a wonderful memoir about a young Mormon woman’s experience in New York who is caught between two incompatible worlds: New York City and the Mormon religion. It is a heartfelt and hilarious account [...]
Sheryl Sandberg, the COO of Facebook, gave the 2011 commencement address at Barnard women’s college. She had two key messages for the young women: lean in and don’t leave until you leave. Cheryl defines lean in as asserting yourself with strong language and body posture. And, don’t leave until you leave [...]
One Small Step Can Change Your Life
by Robert Maurer, Ph.D
“The philosophy is simple: Great change is made through small steps. The techniques, easy, yet all-encompassing: ask small questions; think small thoughts; take small actions; solve small problems. The science, irrefutable: small steps circumvent the [...]
Darth Vader appears to be alive and well in business. I was coaching a senior executive and she described her key challenge as managing her boss that she likened to Darth Vader. I was surprised to hear this. I haven’t heard or thought much about Darth Vader since Star Wars or when Dick Cheney [...]
It’s a fact. By middle age, say 45-54, women’s career ambitions fade drastically from levels experienced at career start. On the other hand, men stay ambitious. A recent McKinsey study has the numbers to prove it. Who loses the most? Businesses do. Today’s business environment requires diversity, not to make quotas, but [...]
September 2011
By Joanna Barsh and Lareina Yee
Leaders who are serious about getting more women into senior management need a hard-edged approach to overcome the invisible barriers holding them back.
Despite significant corporate commitment to the advancement of women’s careers, progress appears to have stalled. The percentage [...]
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Jump-Start Career Growth by Boosting Your Competitive Skills
Are you more task oriented while those who are advancing faster than you just seem to know all the right people?
Is there no one at work who supports you, gives you honest feedback and applauds your success? Do you feel you are well liked and yet you [...]
At a recent leadership development event for high potential women, one of the keynote speakers was an executive recruiter who helps companies identify C-suite executives. She listed the qualities companies seek when hiring senior executives. She began by noting a C-suite leader needs to be “a rational intelligent expert.” No surprise in this. The [...]
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