Scrappy Street Fighter or Gracious Queen: Women Need a Balance of PowerWomen are often walking a tightrope in how they are perceived in leadership positions. Learning balance is a key for us as well as men, but women really need to be aware of everything they say and do. We are more noticeable and often fewer in number. Our secret weapon is...
5 Tips for Making a Great Impression!I have coached executives for more than 20 years. In working with successful leaders and professionals, I have found that making lasting impressions on the people you work with is pivotal to your advancement. Here are some tips to make sure you're putting your best foot forward.
What's Slipping Under Your Radar?Ben, a high-level leader in a multi-national firm, recently confessed that he felt like a bad father. That weekend he had messed up his Saturday daddy duties. When he took his son to soccer practice, Ben stayed for a while to support him. In the process, though, he forgot to take his daughter to her piano lesson. By the time they got to the piano teacher's house, the next student was already playi
Recognizing Whom to Trust Keeps You From Getting BurnedWhen you start a new job, as with any new relationship, there is a period of trust building. Your colleagues need to develop trust in you, as you do in them, if your working relationships are to be effective. This reciprocity is essential in the workplace; however efficient you are personally, you will not be able to do your job in isolation. If you can't trust your colleagues to be there for you,
What's the point? Why hire consultants? And How can you get the best out of them?Moving from organizational life to consulting life didn't seem like a big deal to me. I'd been doing internal consulting for more than a decade. I'd been bringing consultants into my organisation as an 'extra pair of hands' or as experts to present programs or coach executives. What I found as an internal customer was that hiring a consultant can be tricky...
Peers and Power Are a Potent MixHave you ever walked into a high school locker room or a martial arts class? The smell that hits you is that of competition and sweat. In meeting rooms in organizations around the world, the dynamics, if not the aroma, are similar, as peers jockey for power in an adult version of sports competition.
Kiss the Ring: Hierarchy Matters - It's not what you thinkSomeone once asked a Washington insider how to deal with important people whom you can't stand. His reply? 'You put on your respectful face and you don't blink.' This strategy is known in business circles as 'kissing the ring.'
