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5 Speaking Habits That Will Help Your Career

July 17, 2017 By Michele McGovern

5 Speaking Habits That Will Help Your Career

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...]

Filed Under: Communication Tagged With: Kristin Wong, Lisa B. Marshall, Successful Women Speak Differently: 9 Habits that Make you Healthier Happier and More Resilien, Valorie Burton

3 Questions Every Manager Needs to Ask Employees

April 2, 2017 By Lynn Varacalli Cavanaugh

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...]

Filed Under: Communication Tagged With: Communication, leadership, teamwork

6 Steps To Help You Say The Things You Hate Having To Say

March 27, 2017 By Michele McGovern

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...]

Filed Under: Communication Tagged With: How To Tell Anyone Anything, Richard Gallagher, Social Science Research Network

Make Your Presentation Stick With a Tough Crowd: 3 Steps

March 20, 2017 By Lynn Varacalli Cavanaugh

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...]

Filed Under: Communication Tagged With: leadership, presentations, tough employees

Fight Negative Energy (Before It Fights You): 6 Key Ways

March 15, 2017 By Lisa McKale

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...]

Filed Under: Communication Tagged With: behaviors, conflict, emotional contagion, Emotional Intelligence, leadership style, negativity, rudeness, Supervising

9 Phrases That Scream You Aren’t Confident (Even Though You Are)

March 13, 2017 By Michele McGovern

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...]

Filed Under: Communication Tagged With: confidence, credibility, strong leadership

Want Answers? Make Sure You’re Asking the Right Questions

February 15, 2017 By Lisa McKale

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...]

Filed Under: Communication Tagged With: answers, Communication, leadership style, questions, Strategic thinking, Supervising

Managing political talk in your office: 4 keys

February 6, 2017 By Lynn Varacalli Cavanaugh

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...]

Filed Under: Communication Tagged With: conflict, leadership, politics, Supervising, training

The Most Effective Ways to Say ‘I Don’t Know’

February 1, 2017 By Lisa McKale

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...]

Filed Under: Communication Tagged With: career advice, Communication, confidence, Know, leadership, mistakes

10 words smart women leaders use often

January 30, 2017 By Michele McGovern

10 words smart women leaders use often

Some words are more powerful than others – and these 10 are powerhouses. They can bring out the best in your people, spark creativity and build stronger relationships. Smart women leaders use these words often when they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Communication Tagged With: Communication

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