Words are powerful communicators of attitudes that can build people up or tear them down. As a leader, your words carry more weight than you realize, and you need to be careful you're not parroting things that are driving people to leave. Employee turnover is expensive in more ways than one, so...
"Collaboration" is a buzzword for leaders, and women leaders are supposed to be naturally good at it. Even if you're a great collaborative leader, you'll find some good ideas in this post for the "why's and how's" of good collaborative leadership. - InPower Editors For most of us, our first job...
Leaders sometimes scratch their heads and wonder why employees veer away from actions that support the organization's mission. Stop scratching and start decoding this behavior with Christy's insights into the power of organizational culture. - InPower Editors I think you would agree that...
Are you leading a great organization? Sometimes it's hard to tell. Christy gives some great advice about mission statements in this post. They're more important than you might think! - InPower Editors Throughout my career I’ve had the privilege of working with several companies and organizations....
Perfection is overrated. As a matter of fact, it isn't possible, so learning to accept, learn from and deal with our mistakes is critical. We love how Christy shows how humor is one of many strategies to handle it when you goof up. Making mistakes is an inevitable part of life. Learn how to use...
So many times when we're thinking about balancing our work-life ideas of success, we think about juggling the meetings and the soccer games, but we forget about the other important parts of our life - like finances! Christy enjoyed reading Michelle Perry Higgins' approach to this more...
Wondering about our career aptitude isn't just for entry level workers. We can experience a disconnect between our work and our life at any time in our career. We welcome Christy back from her blogging hiatus as she shifted her family and her business to a new city. Check out her new site, too! -...
I originally had another blog planned for this week but after some great feedback from my last post I decided to write this one instead. While you all know that I am now a work at home Mom-preneur, this has only been my reality for a few years. Prior to this, I got up before the crack of dawn,...
We at InPower Women are so excited to publish the first article of our new blogger Christy Pruitt-Haynes. Please welcome her and give her your feedback in the comments. We're honored to have her as part of our blogging team! ~InPower Women Staff Dear Stay at home Moms, I will admit, I was that...
