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” living in my head who had amazing...
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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 look at workplace bullying and...
Leadership Test: Integrity During The Holidays
Lessons for leadership. The holidays are a stressful time for all of us, when we struggle with work-life balance (or not) and work to serve our business and our families with equal gusto, too often at the expense of ourselves. This month when things are so crazy, I’m reminded that the holidays are...
How to Answer: “What is your greatest accomplishment?” in Your Job Search
There you are staring at your computer screen. It’s one hour before the deadline to apply for your dream job and you’re facing that dreaded question on the job application. “What is your greatest accomplishment?” Argh! You turn to your resume to cut-paste the answer to that all-important question,...
Define ‘Authentic’ At Work
We love it when smart thinkers challenge buzzwords, which is why we love Laurie’s post this week as she endeavors to define Authentic behavior in the workplace and explore the deeper meanings of this important idea. After reading the post, take a moment and think about what is most authentic about...
No One Likes Me” – Really?
We all know how to deal with rejection - by rejecting it! Marcia does a fabulous job of helping us understand not only why a "no one likes me" attitude can be part of our problem, and she gives practical advice for how we can stop playing this head game with ourselves! - InPower Editors When...
Want An Executive Job? 4 Tricks To Get Out Of The Weeds
In a previous post about job interview tips, I outlined the findings of several research studies about advancing your career – especially for professional women in leadership who want to land a C-suite executive job. The research basically pointed up the following: If targeting a C-suite job,...
Radically Redefining Leadership, Lessons From My Daughter
Out of the mouths of 7 year olds . . . Who says that leaders have to do it all - perfectly? Too often we talk ourselves out of taking on more responsibility because we don't want "that" job. Mitch reminds us that we have control of what leadership looks like to us. - InPower Editors My 7-year-old...
Claim Credit For ‘Your’ Work
by: Tanvi Gautam Climbing the corporate ladder is a competitive affair—just as competitive as football, basketball, swimming, or whatever your favorite sport may be. Just like in the world of sport, the key to winning is to make the most of your opportunities and to avoid mistakes. That’s why the...
Executive Communications: Start with the Bottom Line
Every single one of my coaching clients face challenges with executive communications in one form or another. The most common contexts in which these issues come up include these two dimensions of personal branding and executive presence: Communicating in an executive fashion to be seen as a...








