InPower Women has begun a discussion on women, fashion and power, which is a great reason to repost this article Mary wrote a while ago. We love how Mary covers the issue of "dress for success", tying the power of being attractive to our own sense of confidence. Read the whole series! - InPower...
Why do you do what you do? Mary reminds all of us - especially entrepreneurs - how important it is to focus on the right motivations to achieve the success that matters most. - InPower Editors I enjoy using inappropriate phrases to describe appropriate things. There's a shock value that comes with...
Admit it. Sometimes you just need to whine a bit. Complaining is a natural impulse to experiencing things that we don't like. Mary gives us a great gift in helping distinguish constructive complaining from destructive complaining. Use her wisdom the next time you feel like whining! - InPower...
How many times have you had a conversation with a colleague who carries on about a topic and you never get to say a word – nevermind ask a question? One-sided conversations can get tedious – quickly. And I’m sure if you have experienced this, you hide from the person when you see him coming down...
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel "Ownership" is a great buzzword, but what does it mean? We are often asked by management to take more ownership in what we do. Agile Methodologies refers to a "product owner" in team structures. But to these teams, a product owner is the person who is...
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel What does it mean to manage your own career? I think we all assume that we do it, but sometimes we may coast a bit: Let our employer make some career decisions for us Let our bosses guide us a little more than we should Let our situation in life pull us...
To be successful you must first be willing to take 100% responsibility for everything, both good and bad, in your life. When we take full responsibility, we regain control of our lives and stop seeing our circumstances from the perspective of a victim: someone who believes they have no...
We have been talking with people who have been getting laid-off over the past few weeks. It seems that people are falling into two groups with very different goals: Those who are panicking at the thought of finding a new job over the holidays, knowing that most likely they won't be...
What is the brain state model? And how can we use it for our success? A while back, I attended Sarah Baca's Brain State Model talk at the Agile 2015 Conference and thoroughly enjoyed it. I was able to take away from the discussion how I could best communicate and collaborate with a team in...
We hear that women suffer from the imposter syndrome, but what exactly is it? Here is Vreneli's succinct description of the imposter syndrome: The first time you get driving lessons, it is very exciting so you will feel insecure. That makes sense. You have never driven a car before. At the...
