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Why The Woman Effect? Men are Helping Us
As you may know by now, I’ve been on a research quest to understand why The Woman Effect is helping organizations and economies succeed when there is significant presence of women in leadership. My fourth (and final for now) finding turned out to be a happy surprise....
August 30: InPower Coffee Break: Shannon Muruli discusses overcoming your fears
Coffee break starts: 1pm ET / 10am PTDuration: 30 minutes Stay current with our podcast on iTunes. Does fear paralyze you from achieving your goals? Does it stop you in your tracks and make you reconsider what you are doing? This is especially true for women who are...
Work-Life Paradox: Conscious, But Not Happy
Over the past few months I’ve been hearing from clients and friends who struggle with a vague sense of dissatisfaction in their lives and careers. In most cases it’s not too tough to ferret out the source of work-life dissatisfaction; we scan our lives and find that...
In Power Women – Crossing Our Divides
The subject of women’s relationship to power is fascinating to me and in discussions with others I find the subject rich and deep for women and men alike. I see powerful women in some very distinct categories viewing power, leadership and success very differently, but but I believe that when we share our understanding of power across these divides, then we will tap into the collective power of WOMAN in our society.
Stop Making Lists and Start Communicating Your True Value
No matter what our endeavor, whether we are in the job we love or seeking new opportunities we all seek to create value for those we serve. And yet, so many people involved with worthy ventures and causes don’t get traction because they struggle to say what those...
Giving and Getting: Find Community To Share Your Entrepreneur Story
“A story has no beginning or end: arbitrarily one chooses that moment of experience from which to look back or from which to look ahead.” ― Graham Greene, The End of the Affair The life of an entrepreneur can be thrilling. The rush of a big partnership or client win....
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The 3 Myths About Leadership and Control At Work
Today’s business environment can be frustrating because we all live with the widely-accepted cultural myths that “someone” can just make a decision that will clear the path for us to get our job done. And yet, the complexity of modern business often puts us in...
Moving From Managing To Leading — Taking On The Big Picture
Moving from managing to leading is a challenge because the skills that make you a good manager aren’t enough to help you excel in leadership positions. Men and women alike sometimes perceive the gap between managing and leading to be a glass ceiling when, in many...
Moving From Managing To Leading — Taking On The Big Picture
Moving from managing to leading is a challenge because the skills that make you a good manager aren’t enough to help you excel in leadership positions. Men and women alike sometimes perceive the gap between managing and leading to be a glass ceiling when, in many...
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Your Unique Power
The power of your life is yours. Power isn't in the hands of your largest client, or your boss, or your partner. You have a unique power that you can and must use to create the purposeful and successful life you crave. In this video, Happiness expert, Coach Carin...
When “Having it All” Isn’t An Option: Just “Do it All”
Here’s a revolutionary thought: instead of wasting a lot of time wondering whether you can or should “have it all” (family and career), how about realizing that for most women it makes long-term sense to DO IT ALL. What am I saying, exactly? I’m saying that with few...
Three Essential Lessons For Successfully Reinventing Yourself
What do you do when you burn out? Some people run away. Some people run away and then run back after figuring out how not to burn out any more. Laurie (our hero!) did the latter and shares with us her wisdom Great read! - InPower Editors I feel great. I share this...
Women in Leadership
Research Summary: Women in Philanthropy Have A Big Impact
Title: Women in Philanthropy Have A Big Impact Study: The 2011 Study of High Net Worth Women's Philanthropy (Osili and Mesch, The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University 2011) Finding: Women are actively involved with the charities they support....
Maxed Out – 6 Sources of Work Stress for Moms and Non-Moms
Moms know how much stress they're under, but what does a non-mom work stress expert think? We really appreciate that Paula took a look at stress through a mother's eyes in today's post where she reviewed the new book by Katrina Alcorn, Maxed Out. Along the way, Paula...
Ladies, Want To Know How To Be Perfect?
We all want to know how to be perfect - or do we? While many women struggle to show vulnerability, Andria shows us how this very skill is critical to becoming a trusted leader. We hope you enjoy Andria's vision of "perfection" form women leaders. - InPower Editors...
Diversity & Inclusion
Why We Need To Support Men
There is an identity evolution going on around the world. Economic necessity has spurred women to be more self-sufficient and confident both at work and at home. This reality has put a dent in male dominance. However, the result is not the "End of Men" as many writers...
Research Says – Build Your Network Build Your Paycheck
Study: Old Boy Network: Gender Differences in the Impact of Social Networks on Remuneration in Top Executive Jobs (Marie Lalanne and Paul Seabright, Toulouse School of Economics, 2011) Finding: Increasing your paycheck may be as simple as expanding your network....
Men Are Rewarded More Often for Speaking their Truth? Really?
I ran a survey last month asking people about their experiences with Speaking Truth to Power. One hundred and fifty five professionals – mostly women – responded and said loud and clear that: Almost half of them withheld their truth from their bosses a good deal of...
