Managers can read books, get trained, practice and plan, and still your employee may toss you something you don't anticipate. But you can handle it. The key is asking good questions and really listening. When you give feedback, you are a role model. They will eventually hear you in their head, and...
Have you noticed how harshly we can view women leaders, especially in politics? Is it because of sexism? Or is there something more subconscious and deeply cultural happening? We have had women leaders in the past, but the ones that many of us know best from childhood are the virtuous women...
What does pro-employee even mean? You may interpret the phrase “pro-employee” any number of ways. It could be about being on the list of top companies to work for. Maybe it’s about working effectively with unions or being union-free. It could be about benefits, vacation time, flexible work hours,...
We welcome back Vreneli Stadelmaier to talk about imposter syndrome. This time, we’ll talk about imposter syndrome and how it impacts the fluid career. There was recently a wonderful article at HBR.com about competence vs. confidence and how people respond to both. How does this relate to...
Carri is a true entrepreneur and product designer. I originally met her at one of the Dallas co-working centers, and later we had many conversations and built a friendship at the Dallas Entrepreneur Center. Her energy is infectious. Her drive is focused. She constantly solves problems and creates...
We have polarized politics in our nation - it’s one party against the other, and unfortunatley this seems to be bleeding into our private lives and relationships. It's hard to imagine when politics was less polarizing, but it did happen! Politics used to be less reality TV and more...
Sign-up for updates and reminders Tuesday - Noon pm ET / 9 am PT Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes and our YouTube Channel for replays Fluid careers happen in all industries, including education, not-for-profits, community, and government. We will be having a conversation with Gaea Honeycutt,...
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Lori Darley shares her life and career transition - as well as advice for how to be a conscious leader - in her book, Dancing Naked - Claiming Your Power as a Conscious Leader. Lori shifted her career from co-founding, leading and directing a dance company...
Good leaders are often credited with being good collaborators, but why is this cooperative instinct so valuable? There are lots of reasons, but efficiency is a hidden gem among them. - InPower Editors By: Mary Schaefer Is the ability to gain cooperation an underestimated component of efficiency? I...
By: Mary Schaefer Do you know that some fish, including sharks, will grow only to the proportion of the container you keep them in? Seems sort of obvious, but what this means is, depending on the size of the aquarium, you could end up with a mature 7-inch shark. The literature I read stated that...
