Insights

I found this week’s New York Times article, “The Spirit of Sisterhood is in the Air and on the Air” quite interesting in the context of today’s work world.  According to the article, women thrive when we are collaborative and support one another.  In fact, from this approach, we are the glue of society. That support […]

This past week, on vacation in Virginia, I asked for a macchiato at a Starbucks. We were starting a long drive and had had a big lunch, so espresso with a small splash of milk seemed just right. What I got instead was a 16oz. cafe latte with an ounce of caramel syrup, topped with […]

I have a fear of flying. It started when I was 28 and peaked in my early 30’s. It is a frustrating fear because I consider myself to be an intelligent person. Over the years I have spent a lot of energy managing this fear and now, with advanced preparation, I fly with only a […]

Next weekend my husband and I leave with our two small children for a week of sightseeing and camping, which means planning, packing, and getting the taxes done by Friday. I have events on Tuesday and Thursday, homework for a fantastic 8-week course I am taking (NadineNicolson.com), plus the regular work I do for my […]

This weekend I watched “Young Adult” with Charlize Theron. It is by the writer of Juno and was much more thoughtful than I expected. It is about a woman who at 37, hates her job and can’t find a good relationship. The movie tells the story of her going a little crazy for a little […]

Last Monday I was invited to participate in a book club meeting on the book “Cinderella Ate My Daughter,” which talks about the ways in which the Disney marketing machine influences our children. The conversation was rich, and opinions ranged from those who felt that we have more control than the book suggests, to those […]

I would love to hear others’ experiences on this topic. This is a post about the power of effective listening and one of the biggest obstacles in its path. How often do you find yourself “listening” to someone, only to be formulating your response as they speak? As work it can sound like, “Yeah, great […]

Clients come to coaching with different needs. Some know what they want and just need to know how to get it. Some know what they want, but won’t admit it or are afraid of going for it. And many come saying that they really don’t know what they want. This weekend I was re-reading Richard […]

Lately I have been thinking about how to speak to women. I have a coaching practice that is almost exclusively women. And I spent 18 years in fragrance sales and marketing. So it seems natural that I should be interested in how to reach today’s professional woman. Yet it is confusing. The same people who […]

Please share your thoughts… Years ago I read a book on international business theory. It said that in Europe, young executives can take more risks and make the mistakes needed to learn because once they are selected from a top school, it is assumed they will reach top management. That freedom, the book theorized, made […]