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Sexism at Work: Exposed in a simple office experiment (Try it for yourself!)

March 24, 2017 By Lynn Varacalli Cavanaugh

Sexism at Work: Exposed in a simple office experiment (Try it for yourself!)

Okay, sexism still exists, most women would say. But it’s often invisible and harder to define or identify in the workplace than it used to be. Two co-workers – one male and one female – saw for themselves just how … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gender Partnerships Tagged With: conflict, gender bias, Gender Equality, gender gap, mansplainer, sexism, survey

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

Are You Coaching, or Fixing? Let Employees Solve Their Problems

March 1, 2017 By Lisa McKale

Are You Coaching, or Fixing? Let Employees Solve Their Problems

Ever look up at the end of the week and think, Where’d all that time go?? I worked over 40 hours and I still have things left undone! Forget checking your calendar--yes, everything you needed to do was on there. What … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Leadership Skills Tagged With: coaching, conflict, decision making, leadership style, mentoring, problem solving, resolution, teamwork

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

Stop the Bleeding: The 4 Key Steps to Owning a Mistake

January 18, 2017 By Lisa McKale

Stop the Bleeding: The 4 Key Steps to Owning a Mistake

An inadvertent insult. A well-intentioned (but wrong) comment. A simple misunderstanding. We all make mistakes that can at first seem small, but can blow up if not addressed. What sets good leaders above the rest is our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Communication Tagged With: career advice, conflict, leadership style, mistakes

Effective Negotiating: Why Women Have an Edge

November 16, 2016 By Lisa McKale

Effective Negotiating: Why Women Have an Edge

Meet people where they are. That should be your motto to approaching any negotiation situation, says Beth Fisher-Yoshida, PhD, CCS, Columbia University Director of the Negotiation and Conflict Resolution program. We … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Leadership Skills Tagged With: Assertive, Career development, confidence, conflict, leadership style, negotiating, relational

The Keys to Handling Criticism Like a Pro

October 26, 2016 By Lisa McKale

The Keys to Handling Criticism Like a Pro

We’ve all heard people say—especially fellow women leaders we respect—that they “welcome criticism.” Of course, this is often stated prior to the actual delivery of said criticism. Let’s be honest: We don’t really love … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Leadership Tagged With: career advice, conflict, criticism, empowering, feedback, mistakes

Women Working With Women: Getting Feedback Right

September 27, 2016 By Lisa McKale

Women Working With Women: Getting Feedback Right

In election years (as well as most other years), there’s often a lot of talk about the gender gap in both salaries and promotions to top positions in all work settings. But there’s another related issue that doesn’t get … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Communication Tagged With: career advice, Communication, conflict, feedback, Gender Equality, leadership style, teamwork

Creative Teamwork Can Banish Workplace Negativity

September 13, 2016 By Lisa McKale

Creative Teamwork Can Banish Workplace Negativity

We’ve all been participants (victims?) of tried and-true teamwork-building exercises that are meant to put everyone at ease (they rarely do), “break the ice,” introduce people and kick off projects. Most of them are somewhat … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Leadership Tagged With: Communication, conflict, gender gap, leadership style, negativity, Supervising, teamwork

No More Gaps: Inspiring Different Generations to Work Together

August 18, 2016 By Lisa McKale

No More Gaps: Inspiring Different Generations to Work Together

Overseeing a large group of employees can be a challenge to even the most seasoned managers. Women leaders in particular tend to pay close attention to how our employees operate on more personal levels. Since it’s our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Leadership Tagged With: conflict, diversity, Generation gap, Supervising, teamwork

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