Women leaders can pick the right words at the right time to deliver a compelling message - and still botch it. How? We sometimes forget the worst speaking habits and let them slip back into our message. … [Read more...]
Communication
3 Questions Every Manager Needs to Ask Employees
Want to give your team an extra boost that’ll help them preform at their best? The solution’s simple – ask for feedback. … [Read more...]
6 Steps To Help You Say The Things You Hate Having To Say
Even the most confident women leaders sometimes get tripped up delivering difficult messages. It’s understandable. Women in leadership have to be tough, but they don’t want to come across as insensitive. And leaders who … [Read more...]
Make Your Presentation Stick With a Tough Crowd: 3 Steps
The average audience can only concentrate on what someone’s saying for 90 seconds before looking at their phones. Now take those odds and combine them with a tough crowd. … [Read more...]
Inside the C-Suite: Meet Ilene S. Gordon, CEO, Ingredion
Unlike a lot of female Fortune 500 CEOs, who rose through the ranks at a company, Ilene S. Gordon was an outsider when she was tapped to lead Ingredion – maker of starches, sweeteners and specialty food ingredients – in … [Read more...]
Fight Negative Energy (Before It Fights You): 6 Key Ways
Negative energy can take over fast if we’re not paying attention. And once it has a grip, it’s that much harder to break. It might not be outright bullying or shouting matches. Nevertheless, you might sense that misery has … [Read more...]
9 Phrases That Scream You Aren’t Confident (Even Though You Are)
You wouldn’t be where you are if you weren’t confident. Yet many women in leadership say things that undermine their true confidence – and potentially hurt their credibility. Consider these phrases: I hate to bother … [Read more...]
Want Answers? Make Sure You’re Asking the Right Questions
“So, what have you got for me today?” Wish you had a dollar for every time you heard that vague question from your boss? But admit it, on occasion you’ve lobbed one of those inane queries at your own team. Good leaders … [Read more...]
Managing political talk in your office: 4 keys
The presidential race may be over, but the talk is far from it. In fact, conversation may be even more heated than it was in November. … [Read more...]
The Most Effective Ways to Say ‘I Don’t Know’
Quick guess: What are three of the hardest words for any successful woman to say? Is your first thought, “I don’t know?” If so, you’d be right on the money! But “I don’t know” (and its cousin, “I’m not sure”) are really … [Read more...]
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