Micro-manager. Hyper-Critical. Steals my ideas. According to a Gallup survey, half of us have left a job to get away from a bad boss. Early in my coaching I had an exciting and profound learning. Clients came to me (very!) eager to get out of their job. My own experience had been one of being […]

What Does Being a Good Girl Cost? Abigail recently had a bumpy exit from a job.  We’d been working on explaining the situation in interviews, and to professional connections in general.  After several weeks of not getting her groove, I finally said, “Scr** it. Why don’t you just say the truth.  Your employer botched it. […]

Managing Overwhelm “Tell me how to manage the constant tug of war between work and life.” I don’t remember now whether this working woman had kids or not. But it hardly matters — so many of us suffer from overwhelm, and don’t have the clarity of focus. What has us constantly pushing to the edge […]

This week an executive asked me for techniques on accountability. How do we hold our teams and colleagues accountable?  And how to we provide feedback when they don’t hold up their part of the bargain? The simple answer is trust.  When there is trust in the relationship, people can set goals that both parties will […]

How a Sense of Purpose Motivates at Work   Ask anyone what gives them a sense of purpose and the answer is almost universal — help others.  That first question is easy — it seems the desire to give back to humanity is part of our instinct.  It’s the next question that gets people stumped: […]

Thursday evening we had a multi-family picnic in an NYC playground under beautiful skies. One friend shared that when she was a girl, her extended family had Sunday dinner at her grandparents’ every week. I asked her if her family still does this today. The expected, and given, answer was “No.”   My friend’s story […]

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about mentoring and got lots of feedback about the need for it. So in the spirit of adult learning, I am going to lead by example and be vulnerable by sharing something that happened to me.  Last week, after delivering an all-day corporate workshop, I sent my usual satisfaction […]

Career Clarity Club starts on Wednesday! (There are a few spots left – Get the details here)   For years I’ve had this idea of “The Houdini Principle.” It goes like this. How do you change your reality when – like Houdini with his straight jacket, chain, and lacquer box – everything is making you […]

I’ve left my blog post to the last minute because I’m feeling uninspired. Recently I’ve had a few clients land really amazing jobs and promotions, and that’s exciting. But I also have a few right now who are so talented and have amazing work experience, but are waiting longer than they’d like to land the […]

15 years ago I knew I wanted a career shift. I shared with a close friend that I wished my mom had had a corporate career so she could be a mentor to me. And my friend reminded me that she was. When my mom was 40, she went back to school, finished college and […]