LEAN IN: Women, Work and the Will to Lead

Posted by on Jul 3, 2013 in Blog | 0 comments LEAN IN: WOMEN, WORK AND THE WILL TO LEAD By Sheryl Sandberg In this book, Sheryl Sandberg is keeping the Women’s Revolution dialogue going for women from where she is at age 43. She’s a voice of a younger woman (than most of us) that women can pay attention to. Her charge is: How can we create a healthier environment to help women learn how to “lean-in” or be more...
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Building and Rebuilding Trust at Work

Posted by on Jun 4, 2013 in Blog | 0 comments Business is conducted through relationships and trust is the underpinning for effective and productive relationships, making it a critical element for business success. Despite the economic necessity of having trust in the workplace, the reality is that lack of trust is much more common. The Deming Center for Quality Management reports that at least 50% of wasted time in the business...
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Effective Decision Making as a Leadership Capability

Posted by on May 7, 2013 in Blog | 0 comments No matter what our personal or professional circumstances are, as humans, we are constantly making decisions. Our waking hours are filled with decisions of varying significance, complexity, value, and impact. Our decisions and the resulting actions we take are shaping not only our own lives, but the lives of countless others. And whether we are exhibiting personal leadership or engaging in the...
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Leveraging the Collaborative Power of Women

Posted by on Apr 2, 2013 in Blog | 0 comments What do we do when we have an issue or a challenge we can’t solve by ourselves? We usually turn to our trusted friends, mentors, and advisers and ask for their help. This willingness to be vulnerable and ask for help isn’t always easy to do and is not gender neutral behavior. If we put aside the joking about men being unwilling to ask for directions when lost, we find that...
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Authentic Leadership

Posted by on Mar 5, 2013 in Blog | 0 comments When we hear the term “authentic leadership”, most of us have some idea of what it means but may still be somewhat uncertain about what it is. Defined according to its existential psychology roots, authenticity is the degree to which one is true to one’s own personality, spirit, or character, despite external pressures. Building on this definition and applying it to the...
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