By: Mary Schaefer Why it’s worth it to take your management skills to the next level, as a manager of people I’ve been conducting training on manager/employee communication for years. In one class last year I heard the same phrase over and over and it really struck me. “What I don’t want to happen...
Imagine: What it would be like to grow up in a family that is always behind on their bills. To live in a home that could be featured on the television program HOARDERS. To have your home burn to the ground and lose everything when you were in grade-school. Then live in a home without an indoor...
“Women Don’t Ask”. Ask for what you want - it’s the topic of a book and it’s often an unfortunate reality that keeps many of us from reaching our goals. In my executive coaching work, some of my clients very clearly realize that this is an issue. They know that whether it’s asking for a raise or...
Three years ago I began my master's degree in positive psychology. My classmates and I, new to each other, were waiting for our first class to start. Everyone was a little anxious because one of us was about to be called on to tell their "You at Your Best" story about a time when we overcame a...
Want to take the 24 out of 24/7? I was at lunch the other day with a friend who is a senior leader at her company. She was talking about how many junior women seriously consider opting out of high powered careers as they think about having families. This, despite all the work her company, a...
Note from the Editor: The staff of InPower women is taking some time off this week, as we hope you are, so we are reposting this popular post you may have missed. Happy Holidays! As an advocate for the underserved in her community, Gloria is recognized as a true leader. She’s smart, resourceful...
Last week I had the opportunity to join a couple of interesting folks in a HuffPostLive Google+ Hangout chat about bully bosses. You can watch the video interview below. I was surprised to have the interviewer push back on me when I took Steve Jobs’ to task for being a bully boss. Needless to say,...
January 1st is coming fast! If you’re like most of us, you’re knee-deep in year-end closing reports, next year budgets, family holiday planning and… stress! Work Life (much less balance!) at the end of the year is just crazy – largely because we’re scrambling to meet so many goals we set for...
If you haven’t started thinking about your goals for next 2013, you better get cracking! In this three part video series, and December webinar on the subject, we’re evaluating what makes a good goal statement – the kind that is more likely to be achieved! Simple goal statements like “in 2013 we...
2013 is right around the corner so it’s time to start evaluating our work-life balance success for 2012 and start setting goals for next year – professionally and personally. In this three part video series, and December webinar on the subject, we’ll look at ways to format and set goals that will...
