Companies invest in their leadership – executive coaching for new CEOs, fellowships and leadership cohorts for their senior leaders, etc. But how do they invest in their younger employees? What would the workplace look like if every employee had a professional coach? If there were more opportunities for mentorship and Read more…
I have a few friends who are looking for jobs right now. A few of my friends – and from the looks of LinkedIn, about 8 million other people! (*not real data! 😉) Whether someone is looking for a new job after 10 years of work, 20 years of work, Read more…
I have a love/hate relationship with Fridays. If I have complete control over my Friday, it’s a great day. I like quiet Fridays, ones that I can use to: On the very best Fridays, I also go to my favorite yoga class. When Fridays used to be booked with back Read more…
They say your boss has a greater impact on your health than your doctor. Over the past few months, I’ve been working with “Jane,” a client who is in recovery from her latest work experience. She left voluntarily, but not without some scars. Jane is taking some time to figure Read more…
In early February, I ran across an advertisement for the 2024 Women in Publishing Summit. (I honestly can’t even remember where I saw it. Instagram, maybe?) For the previous few months, I had been entertaining the idea of getting started on writing a book. I had begun to read some Read more…
Youth is wasted on the young. I don’t really believe that, but there are certain times that it feels just a little bit true. I am working through the college search process with my youngest son, just a year after wrapping up the process with my oldest. For me, this Read more…
Let’s say you are invited to a networking event. Maybe it’s cocktail hour at an in-person conference you are attending or a virtual coffee chat on Zoom. Which of the following best describes your response? I’m sure there are some people who love these events, and there are lots of Read more…
One positive thing that has come through social media for me is a reminder of how good it feels to laugh. And not just in short bursts that come from reels or memes or whatnot, not just the chuckles from a RomCom or another funny movie, but real, from the Read more…
I spend a lot of time on LinkedIn looking at job postings – to support friends and colleagues in their job searches and to learn about the current job market more generally. The posting below had me thinking for days. (Frankly, it raises my heart rate a little bit every Read more…
As I transition to focusing my work on consulting and coaching women and leadership teams at mission-driven organizations, I am reading a lot about women’s professional experiences. That’s what led me to “Bully Market: My Story of Money and Misogyny at Goldman Sachs.” While Jamie Fiore Higgins’ experiences in investment Read more…