Giving thanks can make you a better leader and earn respect from employees. But what does being grateful mean for businesswomen, and how do you develop genuine appreciation? Gratitude is an essential leadership skill for career women. Yet, despite its positive influence, appreciation is not common in America's work culture. Survey research from 2017 found ...
Is asking for help dangerous for women at the executive level? When it comes to how they could be perceived, it can be. To navigate this tightrope, women in senior leadership positions must be intentional about how they ask for help and manage how they’re perceived. Managers who ask for help tend to achieve better ...
The verdict is in, diversity is good for business at all organization levels. Those who have paved the way, the early adopters who prioritized gender parity and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) foci, reaped the benefits during 2021’s Great Resignation. They have picked up some of the best mid-career talent available by angling their hiring ...
Part of being a strong leader is understanding your experience, perspective, and awareness are limited, and that finding ways for your leadership to broaden its capabilities will help strengthen your organization. Consider this simple illustration: If everyone you work with only knows how to use a hammer and they’re suddenly handed screws, what do you ...
The US workforce has seen a wild surge of resignations across industries over the past several months. The mass exodus of workers was dubbed The Great Resignation, also known as the Big Quit. And it hasn’t just been retail and entry-level workers, but employees of all backgrounds and levels have been part of the movement. ...
Women have been the majority of the US population for more than 40 years. To say women deserve a seat at the table in business would be an understatement. Organizations across the country and the world are coming to realize and appreciate the unique merits of having women in positions of power where they can ...
The modern workplace comprises all sorts of individuals with varied backgrounds, personalities, and communication styles. These differences can make it difficult for you to communicate effectively by finding and owning your voice. Add onto this challenge layers of difficulty based on positional hierarchy, experience, age, and gender that can affect your ability to communicate effectively ...
Delegation may be one of the most challenging issues that leaders face as they continue to grow their careers. Delegation often raises a conundrum called The Leadership Paradox, which asks, “How can you become more essential to your organization while being involved less?” Leaders struggle with this idea, as their careers are often defined by ...
There’s an ancient Chinese proverb that states, “He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever.” Obviously from the gender pronoun used in this maxim, whoever wrote it never had to deal with the worry that comes with the implications of asking ...
How well do you communicate with your employees? Are you coherent with the messages you deliver? Do you communicate instructions and goals to your team in a clear and easy-to-understand way? And, perhaps most importantly, is there consistency between the things you say, how you say them, and your non-verbal communication? Most leaders understand the ...
