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A Historical Perspective to Women in Leadership
For women in leadership perspective is everything. Even though sometimes reading the day’s headlines or encountering the accidental sexist at the water-cooler can make you feel like women aren’t getting ahead in leadership, this little retrospective may give you hope...
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The Power Code [Book Review]
There are a LOT of books out there on women in professional settings. I don’t read them all, or recommend many, though all of them are worth exploring for new ideas and insights. I am recommending that women and men both read The Power Code: More Joy. Less Ego....
Managing A Team With Psychological Safety To Achieve Team Productivity
Key Takeaways Psychological safety fuels team intelligence: When team members feel safe to share without fear of judgment, everyone contributes, boosting the team's overall problem-solving and innovation capabilities. Creating safety is an active leadership role:...
Tapping Your Inner Coach With Expressive Writing
Can an exercise in “expressive writing” reduce your stress, improve your mood and help you get ahead in your career? The answer is yes. Before I started coaching, I took a wandering, self-improvement journey. I quickly discovered that I had a secret “inner coach”...
The Risk of Self-Effacement? “Self-Erasement” – Do’s & Don’ts
Leaders are often told to be "humble," but this can actually work against women who are trying to get into leadership. Why? Not because humility isn't a virtue, but because some women use it to mask a lack of confidence and virtually disappear as a result. Think of...
Dear Dana Workplace Advice: New To the Team And Dealing With Workplace Bullying By A Colleague
Welcome to “Dear Dana”, our Friday column to give you workplace advice and coaching. Please write in and tell me about a frustration you’re facing at the office and I’ll publish my answer in an upcoming column. I can’t wait to hear from you! In this week's post we'll...
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Leadership
My Leadership Lesson from 2014
The last day of the year is a great opportunity to focus on what's important. Henna gives us a good perspective. What's most important to you at the end of 2014? - InPower Editors As I sat down this week to write a blog post about taking stock of the year, helping us...
Women, Leadership and Improved Success
Research tells us that women are good for business, but sometimes we forget why this is. John reminds us in terms we can all relate to! - InPower Editors Earlier this month, I had the privilege of facilitating a webcast for the Association of Talent Development (ATD),...
How To Not Be “That” Manager
What's the difference between a Manager and a Leader? We are often told it has something to do with what you do (or don't) that makes you a leader. Mary Schaefer suggests it has more to do with how you treat your employees. Great read for leaders at all levels! -...
Mentoring
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Career Advice
Executive Presence for Women: What does it even mean?
Discussions about how women can rise to the top have traditionally focused on discriminatory dynamics. And there are many of those dynamics to discuss, but that’s not all there is to it. In addition to navigating unconscious bias, harassment and discrimination, women...
How to Use Career Intention to Have Your Best Year Ever
When I was 28, I discovered that my favorite day of the year was New Year’s Day. And every year since I’ve had my best year ever. As a habit, I don’t overindulge in party mode on the Eve so the Day is mine to do with as I please. Especially before we all carried a...
Dear Dana Advice: 3 Tips for Good Speech Delivery
Dear Dana, I always thought I was an ok public speaker but my boss recently asked me to cover for him at a large conference, where I think there will be over 100 people in the room and I am suddenly losing sleep. The biggest group I’ve ever spoken to is 20 people! Can...
Women in Leadership
Women’s Empowerment Update: Progress in International Development
When Dana first announced The Woman Effect, which recognizes that gender balanced groups produce better results than gender-dominant groups, we noted that this philosophy was informing efforts to improve conditions for even the poorest countries. That was 5 years ago!...
4 Things Women Need To Know About Mentors
Having a well-placed, successful mentor can be the difference between success and failure on the leadership track – but it is definitely more an art than a science for the mentor and the mentee. I recently started hosting a radio show interviewing CEOs of...
Trump and Women: Should We Be?
There’s a lot of confusion and anxiety running around the Internet these days, and it feels relentless, like we’re drowning in the next big thing every time a text alert comes in. When I started writing this, I was thinking of the Women’s March on Washington (and...
Diversity & Inclusion
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