Cliches have truth in them, but sometimes they're just too simple! We love how Henna gives deeper insight into the truism "be yourself." Wisdom below! - InPower Editors “Just be yourself, you’ll do fine”. Ever heard this well-meaning advice? I gave this advice recently in an e-mail to a mentee to...
Taking unstructured time to BE is a critical tool in your productivity and effectiveness bag of tricks. How often do you use it? Take a day off like Leslie did and see what happens! - InPower Editors I did a really good thing last week: I went on a 24-hour personal retreat. From noon on Monday to...
Study: Women, Find Your Voice (Heath, Flynn, Holt, Harvard Business Review, 2014) Finding: Women and men view women's participation and communication in meetings differently, when both understand the other and move towards the middle, and women learn to speak up, change can happen. Note about The...
We talk so much about "authenticity" at work, but what does it really mean to be an authentic leader? Laurie takes us on a deep dive and shares her own experience with authenticity in today's post. - InPower Editors Authenticity is all the rage these days. Be your authentic self. Let your freak...
Everyone has bad days. But when your bad days become a signal that you're in a rut, just "okay" and not thriving... it may be time for a life transformation. Andria has been through it! Her courageous decisions have led her to a much more fulfilling life. What about you? - InPower Editors Through...
We're excited to publish Mary's next lesson in leadership - about influence! Influential leadership is one of the most important - and difficult to master - leadership skills any of us can hope to use. Mary provides some practical insights into how to become an influential leader. - InPower...
One of the most powerful skills women bring to the workplace and leadership is the ability to model emotional intelligence, or the ability to use emotions constructively to communicate and manage people and challenges effectively. Mitch takes her EQ inspiration from Disney's "Frozen" to help us...
More and more women are waking up to the fact that life in corporate America often isn't a good fit with the life they want to lead. This is why women are starting small businesses at such a fast rate. In this post (the first in a series), Dana looks more deeply at the growing gaps between...
Making a big career move - or life change - can be anxiety-producing for many reasons. Our newest blogger, Andria Corso, sheds light on some of the head games we play with our selves when we start asking, "What will other people think about this big change?" Thanks, Andria, for showing us what...
We want to be authentic at work, but what does this really mean? Does it REALLY mean you can let your freak flag fly? It's not that simple. Laurie gives us a thoughtful vision of what your authentic professional life can look like. Take a look. ~ InPower Editors There is a lot of talk about...
