How ChatGPT unpacks all the ways women are disadvantaged in society
About 20 years ago, my client and co-author Kathy McKee and I often posed this question to each other and female colleagues: What’s advancing faster these days, technology or opportunities for U.S. women? Technology always won. Now in 2023, the situation has changed:...
How to slow down to figure out what really matters before you act
Improv. Diversity. Neuroplasticity. These three concepts are steeped into the new book Real-Time Leadership: Find Your Winning Moves When the Stakes Are High by two well-respected executive coaches, David Noble and Carol Kauffman. However, the authors don’t explicitly...
What 17 leadership gaps look like (and how companies can address them)
Are you minding the gap, namely a potential leadership gap? Recently 17 Forbes Coaches Council members shared what a leadership gap looks like, tips on how to identify it, and actions to fill the gap between to get the leaders -- and organization -- properly aligned...
Want to be a more nimble leader? Try stretching
Why are nimble leaders—also referred to as “agile leaders,” “elevated leaders” and “deliberately developmental leaders”—in such demand today? They're better prepared to deal with constant changes, uncertainty, disruption, growing complexity, and multiple stakeholders...
Are you a female giver who gets taken for granted? Set boundaries
For the past decade, I’ve intentionally focused on being a giver. After reading Adam Grant’s first book, Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success, published in 2013 and then taking his Give and Take Assessment, I figured it made sense to lean into my natural...
3 reasons why you need a clear narrative about yourself
“I’m a researcher/leader who craves data in order to make decisions.” “I’m a first-generation financial planner/leader driven to build long-term financial security for my clients and my family.” “I’m a leader from pioneer stock whose even-keeled nature provides...
Want to improve your communications? Follow these 3 lessons from a dog
Marcel the Therapy Dog doesn’t speak, write, or communicate in human-centric ways. Yet he's an expert in the art and science of in-person calls to action. He commands attention to get humans -- especially me -- to follow his directions again and again. You can...
Want to become a better communicator? Build a “pause” habit
Will you please pause for our cause? Our cause: Pause before communicating to make us all better communicators. As context, here’s why we members of the Habit Crew (Sam Yankelevitch, Jim Thompson, and I) advocate the practice of pausing. It’s the ideal habit to make...
Why we need to defend DEI/ESG: they’re good for people, the planet, and profits
Did you expect the growing conservative backlash against DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) and ESG (environment, social and governance), the key non-financial factors that many investors use in their analysis. I didn’t. And if you’re not familiar with what’s been...
