Job search sucks. There, I said it out loud. It particularly sucks for women. The longer I work with women, the more I see how the system blocks them from owning their accomplishments, their voices, their power, and their value. How do you find a great opportunity...
I remember an afternoon in Athens when I was meeting with a professor (he was gay, this isn’t about sex) – a favorite one – we were talking about a decision I’d made. Of course, 50 years later, I can’t remember which decision we were talking about. He looked and me...
Y’all. I cannot even believe this. In three short months, we’ll usher in the 2nd quarter of the 21st century. We’re working hard to build a brand new world, and a brand new world demands and requires a different form of leadership. As women continue to change the...
Recently, I’ve had the opportunity to work with two women, one a new acquaintance and one a long-time client, as they grapple with owning and claiming their full power and the power of their work. They shared a common problem with all of the women I work with –...
I’ve never recovered from COVID. I figured it out the other day as I found myself crying over our most recent book club selection: Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult. It’s a novel about COVID times. About all of COVID times, the uncertainty about the disease, the...
Fred Rogers (Mr. Rogers) famously used his mom’s phrase “look for the helpers” to reassure children who were worried and scared after 9/11. He shared that when he was worried or scared about something that had happened, his mom told him to “Look for the helpers. There...
People frequently ask me about agency and what it means. You’re exercising agency over your life and career right now. How? You subscribed to my newsletter about career growth, you opened it when it showed up in your Inbox, and now, you’re reading it. In a nutshell,...
Have you ever worried about speaking your loudest, most radical version of you? Me, too. I’m a radical feminist and I’m done shutting off my voice. It’s been a hot topic for me lately. Over the last two weeks, I’ve talked with my besties, my coaches, my...
Chip away at the status quo – stand up for your values. I had lunch today with one of my young clients, Haley. She and her dad had had a conversation about why it’s not accepted practice to reveal the reasons for the gaps in our work experience on our actual...
As I was working with a client recently, we talked about the immense progress she’s seen in her business and the strides she’s made towards reaching her goals. As we chatted, I noticed that every time she identified something that was working, she immediately followed...
