Dana's on vacation this week so we're taking a break from her regular Friday Insight & Inspiration post to share some thoughts from our newest team member Suzan Czajkowski who reminds us how to turn bad news into opportunity with a positive attitude. Please help us welcome Suzan! - InPower...
Insights & Inspiration
Spring Break
Woo hoo! I’m headed to the beach for spring break! We’re taking advantage of my son’s spring break from college to take him to Honduras to visit his brother and take the family diving off the coast. And…. I have so many things left undone in the office. When I stop and think about it I wish I...
Alone Time
My husband is going to be traveling a lot in the months ahead, and I’m preparing for some alone time. Many of my friends are worried about me. They worry I’ll get lonely, and I probably will from time to time, but you know what? I’m really looking forward to some alone time. Alone time let’s me be...
Holding Space for Discomfort
Recently I had to deliver some bad news. Of course my first impulse was to sugar-coat it to try to ease the other’s pain. Being an experienced coach (and parent) I knew this was a bad idea. In the end, the person would either fool themselves into not understanding what I was saying, make excuses...
Are You Doing The Office Housework? 3 Ways to Manage This Subtle Discrimination In The Workplace
It’s a scene that’s probably familiar to many women who work in an office: a meeting convenes and a male in the group looks to a female and says, “Hey, Jane, how about if you take meeting notes today?” Worse yet, after the meeting adjourns, the majority of the meeting participants leave the room...
New Beginnings
New Years Day is a special time for many reasons. Primarily it’s a time when the world slows down and gives you the choice to take a breath, review where you’ve been and decide how you want to start again. We’re here to help. Take stock of 2014 with a free InPower Workbook from the InPower Coffee...
The ABCs of Giving
Today is a day of gifts and loving all over the world. Whether you celebrate it as a holiday, find yourself alone or surrounded by friends today, we hope everyone who sees this receives our gifts of appreciation for being part of our community and passes gratitude and appreciation on to everyone...
Merry Christmas!
For all who celebrate, may today be the most Merry of Christmases. For those who don't celebrate this particular day, we wish you the joy of the season and the opportunity to enjoy the world as it slows down for just a bit. Peace.
Happy Thanksgiving!
On this day of Thanksgiving here in the States, I want to say that I'm grateful for so many things in my life, including and especially you, the readers of InPower Women. Actually, it's not just me. All of us here at InPower Women are grateful for your strength, your positivity and your personal...
Your Style Is Perfect
What if you KNEW your unique, authentic leadership style was EXACTLY what your team needed from you? How would you lead then? If you think the real you - the one under the corporatemask - isn't any good at leading, have you ever really given her a fair shot? No one is perfect the first time they...