I’ve been tracking research on women in leadership for over a decade now. It started when I first began coaching and wanted to get smart on leadership in general. I kept coming across intriguing articles on the good impacts women had on organizations when they were in leadership positions. The...
Dana Theus
Women in Leadership: A Guide for Women, Their Mentors and Allies
While women have been a critical element of the workforce since the beginning of time, it’s only recently that women in leadership have become a holy grail for major organizations that want to be seen as open and welcoming places to work. The data is clear that organizations with...
Imposter Syndrome & Office Housework [Video Interview]
https://youtu.be/ekQuSIyUVzc I was so happy to reconnect with my friend Carolyn Bruna on her MMC show "It's a Woman's World" to discuss some of the challenges professional women face in the workplace, including the office housewife, the imposter syndrome and setting boundaries. "InPower Women" on...
Why Is It So Hard? Moving Beyond Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 101
I feel like we’ve been in “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 101” class for decades now. Starting more than 30 years ago organizations first funded the “D” (diversity). Then when those programs didn’t diversify workforces enough, they added the “I” (inclusion) and more recently the “E” (equity) to...
How to Coach Women to Greatness
https://youtu.be/EUF_um3yTzc Women in the workplace are struggling against burnout and career interruption as they recover from extra burdens placed on them from the pandemic. (See comments for details.)As a woman, this feels like an uphill climb and to the mentors and allies who want to help them...
How to be “Realistic” Without Becoming Negative Nelly
https://youtu.be/EhIev3pCQEQ Many women I coach struggle with bringing a non-brash, practical and effective voice to leadership conversations. Especially when you’re in an overly optimistic sales-focused Corporate Culture, it’s too easy to become the person who sounds like they’re holding everyone...
Do Hard: The Most Important Mentoring Tips For Women In Leadership
Much is written about how few women make it into the top leadership positions. The reasons are complex and multilayered, so there is much to write. But I consistently find several mentoring tips for women both maximally effective and minimally understood when I talk to women pursuing leadership...
A Tip for Managing Your Imposter Syndrome in the Boardroom
https://youtu.be/zHY41iNW5fI The worst feeling in the world is standing up to make a high-stakes presentation and hearing the voice of your inner critic or the imposter nattering in your ear. It can be deflating and it’s almost always anxiety-producing.If you’re not careful the Imposter Syndrome...
Change Management Secrets: Leading (and Surviving) Large Scale Change
Large scale change, a new software system, a culture change initiative or a new business investment can create havoc for those unprepared and major opportunity for those who seize it. In this discussion with Brand Transitions expert, Donita Prakash she shares some of the change management secrets...
Be Bold–Focus on Career-Defining Accomplishments
https://youtu.be/YJqEJmhbp_8 When you’re being considered for a promotion, major contract or new opportunity, what makes you stand out? Your sparkling personality, and even your reputation, will only get you so far.The core truth is that clients, hiring managers and recruiters will scan your...