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The Myth of Hard Work: Maybe You’re Really Not Enough
I’m a positive person and the recent election in the U.S. has dealt my positivity a serious blow. But I will do my best to turn it into a lesson we can all learn from. A week ago the world watched as a highly qualified Wellesley and Yale educated public servant, with...
Dear Dana Workplace Advice: What’s the LinkedIn Best Practice to Follow Up With a Recruiter on LinkedIn?
Welcome to “Dear Dana”, our regular column to give you workplace advice and coaching. This question about LinkedIn best practices is informative if you're looking for a job or simply building out your business network. – Dana Theus Dear Dana: What is the protocol or...
November 15: The Brain State Model with Sarah Baca
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...
Women Leaders: Communicate With Grit And Grace
“I know what I want to say, but HOW do I say it without getting ignored or killed?” In my experience as an executive coach, this question stymies women leaders as much as any other issue. Why? Because organizations often require women to operate within a painfully...
Dear Dana Workplace Advice: Dealing With Difficult People At Work
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! – Dana Theus Dear Dana, I need help dealing with difficult people at work. I love my job. I’ve been with...
What To Do If You’re Worried About Getting Laid Off
Here it comes: year-end when a dearth in 2016 financials start showing up in 2017 budgets as lower head counts. Is that likely to be you? Layoffs at Christmas make no sense emotionally, but financially they do for the people planning next year’s expenses. If you’re...
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Career Advice
Want More Happiness and Less Stress? Get FAT
You may think you don't want to get fat, but you DO want to be a FAT thinker. Paula breaks down the secret to the brain games behind building a "less stress" life. How many of these games are you already playing? How many more can you learn to reduce the stress in...
Don’t Get Caught In the Results Trap!
If you produce excellent results but don’t feel like you’re moving up the leadership ladder (or around the jungle gym) fast enough, take a look to see if you’re excellent work is holding you back. Here’s what it feels like to be stuck in the results trap: You do good...
Career Strategy: Mentors good. Sponsors better!
We get a lot of questions about how to find a sponsor to advocate for you behind the scenes. This post by Kathryn (and the book she reviews) will give you a lot of insight into this important career strategy. - InPower Editors At a recent 85 Broads Power Circle event,...
Women in Leadership
“Political and Economic Might” – Is This the Definition of ‘Power’ We Want?
Forbes has just published its annual list of the world’s 100 Most Powerful Women. I applaud these women for their amazing impact and success, and I applaud Forbes for recognizing them. Yet it makes me wonder. Do Forbes’ more traditional criteria for power – “political...
Research Says: If You Want The Top Job, Learn The Interview Techniques
Study: Why you didn't land the top job (CBS News, 2011, Weisul) Finding: Many job seekers at all levels don't understand what the hiring managers are actually looking for in the interview process, and because of this they tend to emphasize the wrong characteristics...
Research Says: Women In Leadership Don’t Automatically Promote Women Company-Wide
Study: Women in Charge: The Impact of Female Managers on Gender Inequality (Academy of Management, 2012) Finding: Despite a widely held assumption that women in leadership will help promote women throughout the organization, in at least one organization this didn't...
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