Within traditional institutions, success has often been contingent upon a woman not speaking out but fitting in, or more colloquially, being one of the guys.
Guilt management can be just as important as time management.
I have seen this dynamic play out over and over. When a woman excels at her job, both male and female coworkers will remark that she may be accomplishing a lot but is not as well-liked by her peers. S...
He said that when you want to change things, you can't please everyone. If you do please everyone, you aren't making enough progress. Mark was right.
Many have argued with me that ambition is not the problem. Women are not less ambitious than men, they insist, but more enlightened with different and more meaningful goals. I do not dismiss or disput...
Women face real obstacles in the professional world, including blatant and subtle sexism,
He discovered that his own reaction to his disability influenced how others reacted, which meant he could control how he was perceived.
Until we acknowledge it, the elephant is always there. By ignoring it, those who are grieving isolate themselves and those who could offer comfort create distance instead. Both sides need to reach out...
I learned from Fred that effective communication starts with the understanding that there is my point of view (my truth) and someone else’s point of view (his truth). Rarely is there one absolute trut...
One reason women avoid stretch assignments and new challenges is that they worry too much about whether they currently have the skills they need for a new role. This can become a self-fulfilling proph...
Counting blessings can actually increase happiness and health by reminding us of the good things in life.
When husbands work fifty or more hours per week, wives with children are 44 percent more likely to quit their jobs than wives with children whose husbands work less.11 Many of these mothers are those...
As psychologist David Caruso observes, American culture demands that the answer to the question ‘How are you?’ is not just ‘Good.’…We need to be ‘Awesome.’ Caruso adds, There’s this relentless drive...
As the elephant in the room went unacknowledged, it started acting up, trampling over my relationships.
In the United Kingdom, women face wage penalties for time out of the labor force as well, with British mothers' average annual earnings decreasing by roughly 13 percent per child. (p.102)
At times, staying in the same functional area and in the same organization creates inertia and limits opportunities to expand. Seeking out diverse experiences is useful preparation for leadership. (p....
Authentic communication is not always easy, but it is the basis for successful relationships at home and real effectiveness at work.
It is time for us to face that our revolution has stalled.
In addition to the external barriers erected by society, women are hindered by barriers that exist within ourselves. We hold ourselves back in ways both big and small, by lacking self-confidence, by n...
Truly believe that the single most important career decision that a woman makes is whether she will have a life partner and who that partner is. I don’t know of one woman in a leadership position whos...
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