Dana Theus, Author at InPower Coaching

5 Things You Can Do To Help Your Company – Leadership Right Now

by Dana Theus | Dec 15, 2022

In recognition of the fact that a company with women in roughly 30% of its leadership tend to produce healthier and stronger performing companies, there are lots of good programs out there trying to help women. But should we really wait for HR to come up with a great program?

Seriously – it’s not about the special programs. It’s about you and me and what we do every day to create the culture we live in – and to create a culture that welcomes the gifts women bring into the leadership ranks. Culture is created by the behaviors we tolerate and those we don’t. This doesn’t just apply to women.

Men and women both bear responsibility for helping lead their companies and create a strong culture – no matter what their title is.

Personally what can we do?

Dear Dana Job Seeker Advice: When is the best time for a job search?

by Dana Theus | Nov 28, 2018

Welcome to “Dear Dana”, our occasional column to give you career and workplace advice/coaching. We posted this at the beginning of the year, but since I'm getting more questions about timing for a job search now, I thought I'd post it again. Year-end is the perfect time to start getting ready for...

3 Stages of Career Transition: Putting Yourself “Out There” For a Job Search

by Dana Theus | Aug 28, 2018

Maybe you’re a little bored. Maybe you’re too comfortable. Maybe you hate your boss. Maybe you’re about to be laid off. Maybe you’re just operating below your top capacity. Maybe you’re not sure it’s time for a job search, but you’re thinking about it anyway. Wherever you’re at, even if you’re...

6 Things You can Do When You’ve Had Enough Of Sexual Discrimination & Self-Sabotage

by Dana Theus | Jul 24, 2018

Every woman reaches a point at least once in her life (most of us, many more), where the frustration of sexual discrimination, subtle undermining or personal self-sabotage we learned at the knee of the dominant culture smacks us in the face. You know it. It’s that moment of wordless disbelief,...

Conflict Management Trick: RIGHT vs. RIGHT

by Dana Theus | Jul 17, 2018

Every time I do a leadership training seminar at least one person in the room always has the same light bulb go off when I introduce the Conflict Management idea of RIGHT vs. RIGHT, described in Chris McGoff’s The PRIMES. You can see it in their eyes when they are able to perceive an alternative...

Solving Employee Engagement on the Front Lines

by Dana Theus | May 15, 2018

As the job market tightens, and growth plans become constrained by the inability to hire people, many executives are talking about the importance of employee turnover and engagement. On the one hand I’m happy to see this. Employee well-being is key to a healthy business. However, I’m dismayed to...

Dear Dana Interview Advice: Am I More Than What I Do?

by Dana Theus | May 8, 2018

Welcome to “Dear Dana”, our regular column to give you career and workplace advice/coaching. Please write in and tell me about a career challenge or frustration you’re facing at the office! – Dana Theus Dear Dana, Last year I got rejected for a transfer in my company that I applied for. I was...

How to Future Proof YOURSELF: 6 Suggestions [Video]

by Dana Theus | May 1, 2018

Recently I posted a video on how to future proof your career, but I only addressed the career planning aspects of how to prepare for an uncertain future. As an executive and career coach, I also see the personal toll and challenges that people encounter when creating a "Plan B" in case of...

How to Create a Future Proof Career: 6 Suggestions [Video]

by Dana Theus | Apr 17, 2018

Reorganizations, layoffs and new (bad) bosses, oh my! It seems like every day I hear about people who were in stable jobs they thought they’d have for a long time when their work situation is disrupted and they found themselves feeling unprepared for a newly uncertain future. Most of the people I...

3 Tips for Career Planning When You Have No Time to Plan

by Dana Theus | Apr 10, 2018

Whatever you’ve planned for your career, plan again. I say this because I’ve noticed a trend lately among my individual and corporate clients: whatever they planned for the next year is changing as fast as they can get ready for what they thought was going to happen, but doesn’t. Doing more...