As we know, there are still woefully few female CEOs at the top companies in the world. According to Forbes, this discrepancy hasn’t existed at mid- and low-level management between men and women for nearly the last decade. As mid-level managers, women have outnumbered men in fields such as financial, human resources, medical and health…
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It’s a fact that gender politics still plays a prominent role in the workplace. As things theoretically start to even-out and women take on more important roles at the top of the executive food chain, I can’t help but notice that a certain amount of these politics – and stereotypes – that remain are being…
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Summertime means vacation time, which often leaves workplaces with a skeletal workforce. This variable can often make it difficult on the leaders who are carrying the responsibility of meeting major deadlines, keeping customers satisfied and keeping productivity and performance levels humming along. Because of this, I’ve seen many leaders give up their own vacations to…
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Are you a leader who feels your message is not being heard? There is a more effective approach to leadership communication, and this article offers some ways to shift the way you communicate. If I could wave a magic wand and remove one phrase from everybody’s professional life it would be, “I’m sorry, but…” “I’m…
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What does it really mean when someone calls you the “B” word? Are they saying you are mean or nasty? Are they saying you don’t care about the feelings of others? Or that you are a control freak, manipulative or even a bad person? In my experience it’s none of the above. What they are…
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