As a busy woman who works with busy professionals, I often hear this question: “How can I get more time in my day?” With busyness and disconnection at an all time high, these five questions will help you assess what changes you can make to create more time in your day and reconnect with what...
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Why women on boards isn’t enough: An argument for gender-balanced leadership style
Women are good for business. Studies have made it clear that women are excellent leaders, creating “The Woman Effect” to produce meaningful, measurable and often dramatically improved results for companies that sustain a relative gender balance in their leadership team. But it’s important to...
We Need Many More Women in Leadership Roles
Recently, I have written several articles about our need for more women in key leadership roles. I assert that our companies and organizational cultures could benefit from women’s great strengths, e.g., their willingness to ask questions, to listen to understand and learn, to be inclusive in...
My Surprise Secret to Work-Life Balance
I’ve been on a conscious, 15 year quest for work-life balance and have actually achieved a great deal of it (throws confetti). Recently I’ve been documenting a lot of my learning’s about what’s worked and what hasn’t during this time, and integrating it into my coaching practice, but it wasn’t...
Authenticity: Natural Stress Reduction
I’ve been delving deeply into the subject of authenticity lately as I launch my eSeminar on the power of your Authentic Leadership Style, and I’m beginning to see even more power in authenticity than I’d previously really focused on – including the way in which it can help you create space in your...
7 Ways to Retain and Promote Top-Performing Women
After spending over a decade in the legal profession, much of it as a practicing attorney, I spent a great deal of time observing the career paths of talented women. Frustrated by the lack of inclusion of women in the partnership ranks, I often felt that those who led organizations were...
My Surprise Secret to Work-Life Balance
I’ve been on a conscious, 15 year quest for work-life balance and have actually achieved a great deal of it (throws confetti). Recently I’ve been documenting a lot of my learning’s about what’s worked and what hasn’t during this time, and integrating it into my coaching practice, but it wasn’t...
Open Your Mouth, Heal Your Soul
A few weeks ago I witnessed some of the most powerful women I’d ever seen on stage at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC. Along with 350 others, I had the honor to watch souls heal in front of my eyes, all through the personal power of their voice. The event was sparked by an unusual...
Moving From Managing To Leading: Building Your Authentic Leadership Style
The higher you go, the harder it is to advance because you’re in more competitive territory. You have to stand out and offer something unique. Your best leadership asset at the top is your authentic leadership style — the one that gives you energy instead of draining you and the one that makes you...
Presence: You Can’t Fake It (Book Review)
When someone you have worked with, known as a friend, colleague and thought leader writes a book – you buy the book and read it. And then you tell the world about it. That’s what I’m doing with Kristi Hedges and her new book, The Power of Presence: Unlock Your Potential To Influence And Engage...








