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Women Leaders: It’s (still) Not Easy Being ‘Grit’

It's still not easy for a woman to have an assertive management style without repercussions. Leslie helps us see this challenge for what it is. How do you manage it? - InPower Editors Earlier this year, my partner and I interviewed 28 women leaders about their styles...

Do Your Research For the Job Search

Looking to make a change to your work-life status? You might be considering or ready for a return the workforce.  The more fun-filled summer months could be reminding you that you want to downsize your career. Or you may be starting or continuing a job search after a...

Communicating Powerfully

Have you ever noticed how many leadership development resources emphasize effective communication? How many bosses will mark you down (or up!) for your communication skills? Have you ever thought about why it's so important for your career success to be a good...

Leaders Make Time For Conversations

Sometimes it's the simple things that have the biggest impact on our effectiveness  - InPower Editors Many people in the past week have provided me with appreciative feedback about my recent Ideas & Advice post. I wrote about a friend who has joined a new company...

Work and Play Your Way to A Long and Happy Life

"What does "retirement" mean to you? Though it might mean different things to each of us, it's not a bad idea to imagine that whenever you might encounter it, "retirement" might mean "doing what you enjoy and making a living". How early can you retire? - InPower...

Career Coaching for Your Inner Critic

We are all familiar with that little voice in our head that likes to sabotage our confidence - our inner critic. Henna gives some very practical advice for how to deal with her. - InPower Editors We all have an inner critic. She’s usually telling us: –  “You’re not...

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The Power of Happiness For Business Success

Fortunately, humans love happiness. Who doesn’t want to be happy? Unfortunately, it turns out that plenty of us don’t seem to, based on the way we stick our noses to the grindstone and assume that if we work harder we’ll achieve success and happiness. Fortunately, the...

Career Advancement Tip: Put Away the Pictures of Little Billy

 Nancy and I bonded in the late '90's workaholic days of an internet startup when our kids were little. More than a decade has passed and she's VP of a growing company and I'm consulting and coaching, both of us busy as can be. We don't see each other enough now, and...

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...

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