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The end-of-summer blues: Keep them from striking your team

August 27, 2018 By Jennifer Azara

The end-of-summer blues: Keep them from striking your team

The good times had to end eventually! The summer is coming to close. And while kids may be seriously bummed out about heading back to school, your own staffers may well have a case of “end-of-summer blues” all their own. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Home, Leadership Tagged With: blues, end of summer, energy, fall, Labor Day, morale, summer, work life balance

Ignoring Them Doesn’t Work … Embrace Your Leadership Weaknesses (and turn them into strengths)

July 23, 2018 By Lynn Varacalli Cavanaugh

Ignoring Them Doesn’t Work … Embrace Your Leadership Weaknesses (and turn them into strengths)

As a leader, are there any areas of improvement you might need to focus on? Even the greatest leaders balance weaknesses and strengths. That’s why being self-aware is key. So, here’s an opportunity for you to figure out … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Home, Leadership Tagged With: leadership strength, leadership weakness, micromanaging, team player, vision

A Brief History: The Four Waves of Feminism

June 28, 2018 By Lynn Varacalli Cavanaugh

A Brief History: The Four Waves of Feminism

While the roots of feminism are buried in ancient Greece, most recognize the movement by the three waves of feminism. However, empowered by the constant connectivity of the internet and the strength of the #MeToo movement, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Home, Leadership

Will this be what it finally takes to get more women in senior-level positions?

June 18, 2018 By Jennifer Azara

Will this be what it finally takes to get more women in senior-level positions?

Tough to put a woman in a senior role at a company when there aren’t even any in the running! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Home, Leadership Tagged With: gender pay gap, hiring, pay gap, positions, PWC, senior-level, short list, women

Finding the Right Level of Empathy: Do You Have Too Little (or Too Much)?

May 29, 2018 By Lynn Varacalli Cavanaugh

Finding the Right Level of Empathy: Do You Have Too Little (or Too Much)?

Not all empathy is created equal, say researchers. You need to have empathy as a leader, of course, but it’s all about having the right amount – not too much, not too little. The danger lies in being so empathetic that you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Home, Leadership, Leadership Skills Tagged With: emotional leader, empathetic, empathy, empathy levels

Take Note! Inside the Most Productive Meetings …

April 30, 2018 By Lynn Varacalli Cavanaugh

Take Note! Inside the Most Productive Meetings …

Do you find yourself enduring unproductive meetings week after week? You’re certainly not alone: The average leader spends 31 hours a month at meetings (software firm Atlassian study) Half of their meetings are their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Home, Leadership Tagged With: actionable steps, meeting agenda, meetings, next steps, productive meetings

New court ruling on equal pay a victory for women everywhere

April 16, 2018 By Jennifer Azara

New court ruling on equal pay a victory for women everywhere

Here’s news every woman in the workforce needs to know: Your salary history can’t be used a justification for paying you less than your male colleagues. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Home, Leadership Tagged With: appeals court, court, Equal Pay Act, past pay, pay, ruling, salary history

Inside the C-Suite: Meet Irene Rosenfeld, former CEO, Mondelez International

April 9, 2018 By Lynn Varacalli Cavanaugh

Inside the C-Suite: Meet Irene Rosenfeld, former CEO, Mondelez International

Irene Rosenfeld, who’s been consistently ranked one of the most powerful women in the world, stepped down in November from her 11-year stint at the helm of Mondelez International, the $26 billion maker of Oreos, Triscuits, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Home, Inside the C-Suite, Leadership, Leadership Skills Tagged With: CEO, femaile ceo, inside the c-suite, irene rosenfeld, kraft, mondelez

“I ate a toothpick” and 9 other wild excuses for calling out to work

February 5, 2018 By Jennifer Azara

“I ate a toothpick” and 9 other wild excuses for calling out to work

There's nothing funny about the severity of this flu season. But this list of the 10 craziest excuses people have given when calling out sick will certainly give you a chuckle. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Leadership Tagged With: calling out sick, excuses, sick

Two days in, it’s a ‘happy’ new year for women in leadership

January 3, 2018 By Lynn Varacalli Cavanaugh

Two days in, it’s a ‘happy’ new year for women in leadership

It may be the best of times and the worst of times for women in the workplace, but as 2018 begins, we see some signs of a shake-up in the status quo for women’s advancement into leadership roles. (And we hope this is just the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Home, Gender Partnerships, Leadership Tagged With: Gender Equality, sexual harassment, time's up, women in leadership

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