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Dear Dana Workplace Advice: How to Run a Meeting When You’re not in Charge
Key Takeaways: How to run a meeting When you’re not in charge, structure it with two clear sections: first, tackle the business matters promptly; second, allow the more free‑wheeling “bunny trail” or ideation time, so you can gently redirect digressions back to the...
Why Your Dream Job Isn’t a Just a Dream
Key Takeaways: Your dream job isn’t just a fantasy—it’s a real and attainable goal when you take the time to define what “dreamy” means for you, right now, at this stage in your life and career. What makes a job ideal isn't just the role—it's the challenge, the...
Dear Dana Workplace Advice: Dealing with the Midnight Email Queen
Key Takeaways: Workplace advice centers on setting clear boundaries around late-night emails, unpacking how these midnight messages create implicit expectations and anxiety even well outside business hours. Dana encourages teams to “detrigger yourself” early and...
Vreneli Stadelmaier discusses imposter syndrome
We hear that women suffer from the imposter syndrome, but what exactly is it? Key Takeaways: Imposter syndrome is that sneaky inner voice that whispers you don’t belong—despite all evidence you do—like being terrified someone will “find out” even though you’re...
How Not To Fall Victim To “The Motherhood Penalty”
Key Takeaways: Motherhood penalty is a real systemic roadblock, not just a personal experience—it’s built into hiring, pay, promotion, and performance norms that mistakenly assume moms are less committed or competent. Mothers typically face a per‑child wage reduction...
Getting Itchy At Work? Maybe It’s Time To Start Your Proactive Passive Job Search
Key Takeaways: Job search is an experience, not just a transaction—whether you’re passive or proactive, treat it as a journey of self‑discovery and alignment, not just throwing resumes at open roles. The piece contrasts passive (reactive) job searching—waiting for job...
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How to Overcome the Imposter Syndrome: Make it Your Best Friend
Mary finally received her promotion! After years of positioning herself and working on her personal brand she finally achieved her goal and had been put in charge of a product division for a major manufacturer. Predictably, our first executive coaching call in her new...
Leadership
Why You Should Cultivate a Leadership Mentoring Style
Key Takeaways: Leadership mentoring transforms both mentor and mentee: The author emphasizes that guiding others invites deeper self-awareness, refined communication, and renewed commitment to one’s own leadership journey. Mentoring builds bridges across experience...
Mindfulness at Work: The Secret to Productivity and Reduced Stress
Key Takeaways: Productivity skyrockets when mindfulness becomes a habit: Embedding simple moments of awareness throughout the day—such as focused breathing or pausing before checking email—sharpens concentration, helping you stay present and deeply engaged in tasks....
Leaders: How are You Taking Care of Yourself?
Key Takeaways: leaders must treat self-care not as a “nice-to-have” but as mission-critical—prioritizing personal well-being enables clarity, presence, and sustained impact. Setting clear boundaries around time, energy, and availability—like scheduled breaks and...
Mentoring
Five Steps to Start A Mentoring Circle
Did you know that according to this 2011 Linked In survey of 1,000 women professionals, while 80% said having a mentor was important, only 20% actually had a mentor? In my work as an executive coach and speaker, I notice how easy it is for many women to second-guess...
How to Coach Women to Greatness
https://youtu.be/EUF_um3yTzc Women in the workplace are struggling against burnout and career interruption as they recover from extra burdens placed on them from the pandemic. (See comments for details.)As a woman, this feels like an uphill climb and to the mentors...
Do Hard: The Most Important Mentoring Tips For Women In Leadership
Much is written about how few women make it into the top leadership positions. The reasons are complex and multilayered, so there is much to write. But I consistently find several mentoring tips for women both maximally effective and minimally understood when I talk...
Interviews
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Career Advice
5 Practices To Go From Fears to Fierce
Key Takeaways: Fear is normal—don’t pretend it’s not there. Instead of hiding behind rational excuses, call fear what it is. You're not broken; you're just human. And fear, like heartburn after pizza, is something we all deal with. Make friends with your fear. Invite...
Do You Confuse Emotions with Emotional Intelligence (EQ?)
Key Takeaways: Emotional intelligence isn’t about suppressing feelings—it’s about understanding them. EQ isn’t the absence of emotion; it’s the skill of recognizing emotions (yours and others’) and responding to them in a way that’s constructive, not reactive. Strong...
Coaching vs Mentoring: Do you need both?
Key Takeaways Coaching vs. Mentoring: Key Differences: Coaches focus on personalized growth, offering tools and strategies for skill and leadership development, while mentors share their experience, providing industry-specific insights and helping expand professional...
Women in Leadership
Remember: You Are Not Your Job
Key Takeaways: You are not your job—and forgetting that can leave you feeling hollow when roles change or careers shift. True identity is not tethered to a title or paycheck. When we over-identify with our jobs, setbacks at work can feel like personal failures....
A Mentor Is Not Enough
Key Takeaways: A mentor is valuable, but it isn't enough—especially for women aiming for leadership roles. Studies show that while mentors provide guidance, sponsors—those who actively advocate for you—are crucial for career advancement. Without sponsorship, women...
The Top 6 Reasons Women Are Not Leading In Corporate America As We Need Them To
Key Takeaways: Corporate America is still falling short on gender parity at the top, and it’s time to ask the hard questions. Despite all the well-funded diversity programs and the clear business case for inclusion, too many companies still don’t know why women are...
Diversity & Inclusion
Breaking the Mold: Thriving as Women in the Workplace Built for Men
Key Takeaways The workplace needs to evolve to support women: Traditional workplace structures, designed with men in mind, often fail to accommodate the needs of women in the workplace, hindering their advancement. Women bring unique strengths to leadership: Qualities...
Which Double Standard for Women Applies To You? All of Them?
Double standard for women in leadership is an age-old problem, but it turns out that it's not just a problem for leaders; it's a problem for all women in the workplace. Key Takeaways: Numerous Double Standards: The article highlights the plethora of double standards...
Cultural Change: An Update on Workforce Diversity
As I’ve begun to explore the interpersonal dynamics of workplace discrimination more closely, I have gone back to update my own understanding of workforce diversity data and what it tells us about the the demographic makeup of the modern workforce. I have been...
