Insights for Working Women Working It Out
Inclusion is the Solution
Inclusion is not a default: Leaders need to practice and build the skills of inclusive leadership continuously so that they become naturally embedded in the workplace culture. Here are five tips to enhance your inclusive leadership.
The Value of Male Allyship: How to Build Bridges at Work
If we want more women to rise to the top (and YES, we do!), we need the support of male allies more than ever. Here are six tips and accompanying resources to help build bridges for women’s professional growth and success in the workplace.
How to Have Productive Career Conversations with Your Employees
The arrival of autumn often spurs people to think about role adjustments, career changes, or general questions along the lines of: What’s next for me? Q4 is a great time to hold thoughtful, productive career conversations with your employees. Here's my five-step approach to conducting 1:1 conversations with your team members, using a 'career audit' tool to spark discussion.
How to Navigate a Career Crossroads by Exploring Your Ecosystem
To thrive in your career, you need an environment that is conducive to growth, learning, and fulfillment. Let’s take a look at how auditing your current ‘ecosystem’ can help you navigate decisions at a career crossroads.
On Empowering Women and Overcoming Tall Poppy Syndrome
Tall Poppy Syndrome: when people are ‘cut down to size’ for their successes and achievements. Don’t be a weed killer — read on for five easy ways to empower and elevate women.
How to Leverage Women During Women’s History Month
What are women asking for? Flexibility. Recognition. Variety. Opportunities. These asks aren’t out of reach. So how can we better leverage women to find true fulfillment and success in the modern workforce?
Show Some Career Love: How to Have Intentional Career Conversations with Your Team
Career conversations are great opportunities to talk with each employee about their aspirations, strengths, and gaps to ensure they are equipped for success. So…why are so many leaders shying away from having these conversations on a regular basis? Let’s explore seven ways to lead with curiosity and intentionality.
5 Ways to be a DEI Leader in the Workplace
As a leader, how do you build a strong team where everyone belongs to prevent the dreaded domino effect of quitting? To ensure that every single one of your employees feels included in your culture at work, here are five avenues to explore.
5 Takeaways from Working with Women in 2022
2022 marked a return to more in-person gatherings and events — which was bliss for many and bothersome for others, but certainly helped forge deeper connections and new discoveries. Having partaken in several inspiring conversations as a panelist, trainer, coach, and attendee, here are five lessons that I’m carrying into 2023.
7 Ways to Get Your Voice in the (Meeting) Room
I recently wrote about how people overestimate the attention they are receiving from others, which can cause anxiety about speaking up at work: also known as spotlight theory. This is a common phenomenon, but one that you can certainly overcome — here are seven ideas to shift your perspective and increase your presence in meetings.
In the Room: Three Ways to Encourage Women to Speak Up in Meetings
Recently, in back-to-back coaching sessions, I heard the exact same story from four women in very different roles — ranging from VP to support staff, but they shared the same refrain. ‘I am fully aware of my competence, but speaking up is hard and awkward, and I don’t want to say the wrong thing, sound silly, or not look professional by formulating it the wrong way.’ Sound familiar?