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What If The Glass Ceiling Isn’t What We Think It Is?
What is the glass ceiling these days? The traditional view is that the glass ceiling is the white male’s comfy, old boy culture at the top that is threatened by the entrance of women into their private enclaves. In these secret nooks and crannies of corporate culture,...
Co-opting the Power of the Toxic Boss
I just read a great article by Richard Boyatzis detailing the brain science behind “emotional contagion.” I find this particularly interesting in the context of corporate culture, having observed some pretty toxic bosses “infect” their staffs and encourage cultures where competition, backstabbing, emotional abuse and just plain incompetence were so rampant that you could feel the powerlessness and despair when you walked in the door.
The good news is that the ability to emotionally infect your staff and teams can be used for good by leaders who understand their responsibility to foster a positive environment and culture where others are in their power and able to perform at their best. To be a good leader, then, you need to…
Why Are Women Burning Out If We Aren’t Working Over 50+ Hours A Week?
I was shocked to read that only 9% of working mothers work 50 or more hours per week according to the American Community Survey. So why are so many of us feeling fried? Yes there is the issue that this study only measured paid work, and not the unpaid work of being a...
3 Leadership “Truths” Women Should Ignore
Leadership advice runs rampant on the internet, which is fine because most of it comes from a place of wisdom and reflection. If you’re a woman aspiring to lead, however, there is one tiny problem with this spew of “how to” and “Top 10” lists. Since our...
C-Suite Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda
What are women thinking in the C-Suite? Once they have faced and conquered all the obstacles and reached the corporate pinnacle still so dominated by men, what do they wish they had known or done differently as they were building their careers? I’ve been wondering...
Why Crazy Attracts Crazy
I don’t watch much TV but when I do it’s usually crap. And by crap, I mean reality shows. For example, despite my best effort, last night I got sucked into an episode of Couples Therapy on VH1. Assuming you’re not in the .00000001% of the population who has actually...
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