Resolutions and Goals – What is your plan?

It is already mid-January, and the New Year is already well underway.  Like most people, you probably took inventory and made plans for the coming year.  Some of you probably even took the time to identify one or two New Year’s resolutions.  Yet, the experts say that 30 percent of the people who make New Year’s […]

Women Road Warriors – How to Prepare for Business Trips

Considering that more than half of all business travelers are women, and today, September 19, 2018, is National Woman Road Warrior Day, I decided to dedicate this month to all you “gals on the go”. I hope you’ll take a few minutes to celebrate Women Road Warriors with me, while learning how to prepare for […]

We Can Do It!

As women, we do what is asked of us, don’t we? Not only do we do it, we go the extra mile to make sure we do the best job possible. This was never truer than during World War II. The call came from the top. “We need you” and women rushed to help out. […]

The Fine Art of Getting Things Done

Whether you are a corporate executive, a professional on the rise or running a one-woman shop, there are tools, tips and tactics that will decrease effort while increasing output. Today, I’m going to share some of the tried and true techniques that I use to get more done in less time. Hopefully, you’ll post some […]

How Leaders and Business Owners Climb Higher with Executive Coaching

Most people believe that Executive Coaching is limited to the C-Suite but that’s not true any more. Today the term Executive Coaching has broadened to include the method of coaching not just the title of the person being coached. Now, we’re seeing more coaching of emerging leaders, business owners and entrepreneurs. Using the same principles […]

Pay Equity – Let’s Level the ‘Paying Field’ (Part Three)  

In Part One and Part Two of this series I offered some real-life scenarios regarding the ‘Paying Field’ and how pay equality shifts over time. In Part Three, I offer some of the advice that I give my coaching clients to help them ‘Learn to Earn’.   My Advice – Analyze Your Output In order […]

Pay Equity – Let’s Level the ‘Paying Field’ (Part Two)

In part one we talked about how we start out earning equal pay and how over time, salaries start to shift. We also discussed how and why this happens. (Read Part One Here)   Keep Your Eye on the Prize In my experience, women in the workplace work really hard. They put their head down […]

Pay Equity – Let’s Level the ‘Paying Field’ (Part One)

Most people believe that Pay Equity Month is in April because of income taxes. That’s not so. It’s actually because women literally have to work roughly three and a half months into the following year to make comparably what our male counterparts make. April is pay equity month to shine a light on the inequality […]

It Doesn’t Have to be Lonely at the Top

The truth is that many professionals feel isolated. Think about it. People working in a company have few if any options. They can’t go to their boss, they certainly can’t go to their staff, because that would be inappropriate, and sometimes they don’t feel comfortable going to their peers. The reality? The higher you go […]