I’m a list maker. There’s something very gratifying for me to be able to cross things off my “list”. They’re done. Finished. It feels good and satisfying. I’m sure those of you who are list-makers can relate. But what about the task list that never ends? The one that just keeps getting bigger and...
By:David Hassell I left the first company that I founded. My co-founder and I had different values, and without realizing it, we created two disconnected cultures within the same company. This is a common problem within startups. In growing organizations, employees often have no idea what’s going...
Gender Research Study: How to Stop Mean Girls in the Workplace (Harvard Business Review, 2009, Medina) Finding: Mean girls and workplace bullying are having detrimental affects on companies' productivity and bottom line. Note about The Woman Effect Research Index: This gender research study was...
Have you noticed the steady drumbeat of research studies coming out over the last 5 years - I mean real, serious research - that find that when more than 30% of an organizations' leadership is made up of working women, the organization is measurably more successful? When I first started reading...
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,...
Do you ask for help when you need it? Why? Why not? At least as important ask asking for help is knowing when you need it, and when you don't because you can rely on your strengths. Sometimes you can ask for help to figure out whether you need it or not! Great leaders are always looking to grow....
So much stress results from our sense of chaos. Most of us are not comfortable with chaos, and we need to be! When we feel out of control we tense up, releasing all that stress-hormone confusion into our body and brain. Lex reminds us that a certain amount of chaos is inevitable. When we get used...
Study: The Qualities that Distinguish Women Leaders (Greenburg, Caliper 2005) Finding: Women and women leaders abilities to share freely, collaborate, and build teamwork, distinguishes them as great leaders. InPower Insight: Include women leaders to bolster your company culture's risk management,...
Is the work life juggle driving you insane? The reality of life is that we have a “new normal”. Five trends create this new normal: Technology enables us to be always connected There are fewer people needing to do more work The speed of information flow globally demands 24/7 responsiveness The...
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 LinkedIn best practice for...
