Imagine you had a network of women leaders all across the country that you could tap anytime you wanted to find out what’s working for them. With our exclusive feature, Worked for Her, you do. In our most recent installment, … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
How the Best Leaders Sell Their Ideas to Their Teams
As a leader, you’re tasked with making changes and coming up with innovative ideas all the time. But that’s only half the battle – the other half is getting your team onboard. After all, it’s natural for most people to resist … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
Ace Good Meeting Leadership By Planning Ahead
Most successful women are proactive when leading meetings—after all, they’re often the best way for us to share information, organize project details and motivate our teams. So why do most of our employees dread … [Read more...]
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...]
Survey: How Do You Deal With Workplace Negativity?
Whether it’s big picture corporate conflicts, like power struggles and layoffs, or something that affects you more personally, like getting passed over for a promotion or having a difficult worker on your team, dealing with … [Read more...]
Putting People Ahead of Profits: How to Improve Your Company’s Culture
“I’ve always believed you hire character and train skill.” --- Lori Greiner, American inventor, entrepreneur, and Shark Tank panelist. The culture of your workplace is critical, even if it might be hard to define. In … [Read more...]