Yes, many organizations and governments are oppressive and need to be voted and fought against. But true freedom of choice is a state of mind. How can you tell? In any community, regardless of circumstance, you can find people who bear the burden of the rules around them differently. There are...
Dana Theus
How To Start A “Happily Enough Employed” Job Search
If you’re “happily enough employed”, can you really be in a job search? Yes! In the career development world we call this a “passive job search” and it’s been shown that people who are happy where they are usually get the best job offers to go somewhere else and they’ll be even happier! To the...
Solopreneurship – 3 Oxymoronic Ways to Climb The Corporate Ladder
What does it mean to be IN power when you’re working for yourself? The answer to that question, I believe, is meaningful for all of us – even those with bosses who climb the corporate ladder, live in cubes or on airplanes, slogging away on either side of the glass ceiling (which is there for some...
3 Things I Wish I’d Known in My First Management Job
My first management job was a disaster. I was one of four analysts working on a client account. My boss was getting annoyed dealing with all of us and our silly just-out-of-grad-school questions. He didn't like editing our client memos because he had more important things to do. He liked me and...
Mental Health: 3 Strategies for Success in Coaching Or Therapy
Happy National Mental Health Month! Since this is a month we're all given the opportunity to consider our mental health, and its role in our wellness and the wellness of those around us, I thought I'd explore the questions that often comes up when I'm speaking with new clients. Should I get a...
Personality Assessments and Beginner’s Mind
I recently had one of those moments that caused me to take myself down a notch. I took one of the personality assessments I’ve used with clients (one designed especially for women on the leadership track) and didn’t like some of the results. When Valerie was coaching me on my results I got grumpy...
Job Satisfaction Secret
What if I told you there was a secret to job satisfaction and if you only knew the secret, you’d achieve all the success you could imagine? Of course it’s not that easy…. Or is it? Choose to let go of the story you tell yourself that makes you feel unsatisfied. April Fools! There IS a secret! The...
Leadership Communications: 4 Steps to Co-Opt Those Voices in Your Head
So much leadership communications training is about what we say to others, but the most powerful leaders have open communications with themselves too. Learn from Dana's insights on a new way to lead - from within! - InPower Editors Great leaders often cite “self-awareness” as the top soft skill...
Do Meetings Waste Time You Could Otherwise Be Productive?
How much more would you get accomplished if it weren't for meetings? Sometimes it feels like the answer is "a lot" and yet our need to work cohesively with our teammates means meetings are a must. Here's a simple look at how to get the most out of the meetings you attend - and especially those you...
How Do You Respond To Gender Discrimination & Bias?
What do you do in that moment where you see someone discriminating against you - or another woman? - Click To Tweet Sometimes you want to lash out at gender discrimination. Sometimes you're so flabbergasted you don't know what to say or do. Take some tips from InPowerWomen.com bloggers Dana Theus...








