Why Aren’t More Employees Involved in Problem Solving?
I was asked by a member of the Lead Change Group to explain my perspective on what keeps companies from involving employees more meaningfully in problem solving. Here’s my reply to Leah’s post. I...
View ArticleLeading with Self-Regard and Integrity
While cleaning out my extra room, I ran across a framed poem that my mother and I had hanging in our homes for decades. As women leaders, I hope that we can all look in the mirror each day and feel...
View ArticleLeadership: Finding Joy from Experience
Getting older can be a good thing for some of us type-A, driven personalities. The ‘ol’ bod doesn’t always respond like it used to in our 20s and 30s. Heck, not even as well as it did in our ___’s...
View ArticleWomen in Leadership: Lessons From Motherhood (Part II)
Earlier this year when my youngest son graduated high school I celebrated with a blog post about motherhood and what I’ve learned about leadership by being a parent. Readers had a lively discussion on...
View ArticleDon’t Take It Personally – Self-Esteem for Women Leaders
People talk a lot about thought leadership, and we believe it’s a powerful success strategy available to women. But let’s get real, most of us don’t feel comfortable putting our big ideas out there...
View ArticleWhere SHOULD Transparency Start?
Have you noticed that Millennials get mighty upset when they don’t know what’s going on around them? They have an insatiable need to control their environment — both at home and at work. Back in the...
View ArticlePerfect All Your Leadership Skills – They May Come in Handy in Ways You Never...
I recently had the privilege of participating on a Leadership Panel during the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Congress held in Anaheim, CA. The dinner, hosted by MSD Oncology and Covidien, was aptly...
View ArticleDo Men and Women Vision the Future Success Differently?
One of the joys of my career has always been helping individuals and groups develop compelling, meaningful and guiding visions – the kind of visions that pull them excitedly into their future. Most of...
View Article7 Tips: Earning the Admiration of Your Boss
I had a boss once that was a narcissistic and overtly cruel. I was just starting my career; but even then, I knew that I never wanted to be treated that way in or out of work again, nor would I ever...
View ArticleAre You Confident and Competent?
We gain strength and courage and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face…we must do that which we think we cannot. Eleanor Roosevelt We recently attended a...
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