Don’t Get Angry, Negotiate!
Many business leaders are good at contracting and negotiating. Negotiating is how we close customers, manage vendors and hire/release employees; it’s how we establish and maintain our relationships...
View ArticleWhy The Woman Effect? We’re Good Leaders In Today’s Economy!
The Woman Effect refers to the fact – yes, it’s a fact - that a significant presence of working women in leadership in any organization contributes to that organization’s health and wealth. But why is...
View ArticleThe Business Case For Gender Balanced Leadership
I have been honored with a regular writing gig at the Smartblog on Leadership – an extention of the Smartbrief empire. This was my first post as a contributing author and it generated a lot of...
View ArticleToss The To Do Lists – Set Your Intention And Lead
I no longer believe in ToDo lists. I sometimes use them to help clear my mind of stuff that’s in the way of important thoughts, BUT, I have found that in being productive, in running effective meetings...
View Article2013 Goal-setting Strategies for Work-Life Balance and Productivity (Part 2 –...
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...
View Article2013 Goal-setting Strategies for Work-Life Balance and Productivity (Part 3 –...
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...
View ArticleStaying Oriented to the Future In The Present Moment
We humans are funny. We find peace and reduced stress when we learn to live in the present moment and yet we are – by definition – always in motion towards a future of our own design. On the one hand...
View ArticleStressed? Practice the Art of Saying No
The holidays are upon us and this means – increased stress! We all “know” that when things get busy we need to be gentle with ourselves and that one of our best strategies is to say “No” more often,...
View ArticleThe Future Is Here – Where Are You?
We all know we’re living in interesting times as technology boils under the sea change in our economy, but it’s rare that we can see it very clearly. As a business person, it’s important to see such...
View ArticleSuccess vs. You? Is There a Win-Win?
The story our business culture tells us about success in business is that you can either be successful or you can have a life – but not both. The discussion storm around Anne-Marie Slaughter’s “having...
View ArticleThe Business Case For Gender Balanced Leadership
I have been honored with a regular writing gig at the Smartblog on Leadership – an extention of the Smartbrief empire. This was my first post as a contributing author and it generated a lot of...
View ArticleToss The To Do Lists – Set Your Intention And Lead
I no longer believe in ToDo lists. I sometimes use them to help clear my mind of stuff that’s in the way of important thoughts, BUT, I have found that in being productive, in running effective meetings...
View Article2013 Goal-setting Strategies for Work-Life Balance and Productivity (Part 2 –...
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...
View Article2013 Goal-setting Strategies for Work-Life Balance and Productivity (Part 3 –...
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...
View ArticleStaying Oriented to the Future In The Present Moment
We humans are funny. We find peace and reduced stress when we learn to live in the present moment and yet we are – by definition – always in motion towards a future of our own design. On the one hand...
View ArticleStressed? Practice the Art of Saying No
The holidays are upon us and this means – increased stress! We all “know” that when things get busy we need to be gentle with ourselves and that one of our best strategies is to say “No” more often,...
View ArticleThe Future Is Here – Where Are You?
We all know we’re living in interesting times as technology boils under the sea change in our economy, but it’s rare that we can see it very clearly. As a business person, it’s important to see such...
View ArticleSuccess vs. You? Is There a Win-Win?
The story our business culture tells us about success in business is that you can either be successful or you can have a life – but not both. The discussion storm around Anne-Marie Slaughter’s “having...
View Article5 Steps to Getting Back In Control
Sometimes we feel yanked around by our work—our life—or both. We can’t get on top of the pile. We can’t even stop to catch our breath. The list of stuff we’re not doing crushes the list of stuff we’ve...
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