Finding a mentor: 5 questions to ask
I was working in my home office when our family’s former babysitter, Lauren, texted. She was in her junior year of undergraduate classes, studying Elementary Education, and she was requesting
5 Lessons in Good Leadership
“I asked for that to go out yesterday!” I yelled at the newly hired receptionist, Melinda. “Now, it’s going to be late! I don’t know why it’s so hard to
5 Steps to Improving Confidence
Let’s talk confidence. Confidence is an elusive topic. Confidence is hard to measure, but it can lead to successes. Confidence is hard to define, but the lack of it can
Seven Strategies for Successful Communication
I looked around the room and could tell immediately the team wasn’t in agreement with my recommendation. I’d explained every reason I believed Shawn was the right candidate for the
3 Steps to Silencing Impostor Syndrome
What do these amazing talents have in common: Maya Angelou, Tina Fey, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jim Carey, and Kate Winslet? They have all relayed experiencing feelings of being a fraud. The
Negotiating Pay: Closing the Gender Gap
On a hot Saturday evening in July, my friend Tina and I sat together at her celebratory dinner. We discussed the role she’d accepted as a catering manager for the