You know how powerful your words can be: especially when you’re giving praise to someone for a job well done. By recognizing that person at the right time with the right words, you can impact that person – and your company – … [Read more...]
Give Yourself a Leg Up: 4 Body Language Tips for Stronger Negotiation
You may already be confident with your negotiation skills – but what better way to give yourself a leg up than by backing your words up with bold body language? With a few easy but influential body language tips, you’ll give … [Read more...]
Capturing more Ws: 4 keys to coaching your employees to greater success
You know the best managers tend to be those who coach their employees to success. And at no other time of the year do we see more examples of good coaching. … [Read more...]
How To Manage These 3 Difficult Employees
The Narcissist, the Drama Queen, the Venus Flytrap … you probably have all of these difficult employees in your office. … [Read more...]
Be A Better Leader: Understand What Your Employees Really Do
You’re great at leading other people, but could you do their jobs? Seems like a trivial question, but your answer can reveal how effective you are (or could be) as a woman in leadership. If you think you’re busy enough … [Read more...]
Time-suckers: Here’s what’s guilty of eating up your (and your team’s) time today
We’re guessing you already knew tech is a big distraction in the workplace. But what exactly causes the most distractions? Is it truly email, like most people believe? CareerBuilder recently did a survey to find out. … [Read more...]
The Good Leader’s Guide to Turning Bad Meetings into Great Ones
The long yawns, vacant eyes, people looking at their smartphones under the table, lack of participation…all of these are signs your meeting isn't going well. You've seen them before and you are not alone. Bad meetings are … [Read more...]
Demystifying Mentorship: Simple Steps to Success
After listening to the recent podcast with Pernille Spiers-Lopez, (Leadership Skills Learned at IKEA) co-founder of Good Life Designed and former President and CEO of IKEA North America, I was surprised to hear her very … [Read more...]
Efficient Communication: How to Say More with Less
Not Enough Time in the Day We spend 45 minutes of every hour communicating in one way or another. This isn't a bad thing: leaders need to communicate their intentions as clearly as they hear and understand their … [Read more...]
Lessons from Pernille Spiers-Lopez: Why Failure is More Important than Success
"It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all – in which case, you fail by default." – J.K Rowling. In our recent Progressive Women's … [Read more...]
