Last Thursday as I was walking down 66th street, I saw an old and dear friend walking down the block toward me. We were both on cell phones. We saw each other, hesitated as if we might stop, then gave each other a wave and look that said, “Can’t talk…let’s catch up later.” When I …
This time of year, I find myself in a push-pull dynamic. The expectation of the new year is pushing me forward, but the intense activity of the three months since “back-to-school” is pulling me towards being passive. What can we do to put things in motion so that the New Year can ease in gently? …
I loved coming across this article titled, “Centered Leadership: How Talented Women Thrive” in the McKinsey Quarterly. The article presents a model for leadership that is specially designed with women in mind, and it reminded me of a story in my own life. Years ago when I was in the market for a road bike, …
Have you ever worked really hard at something, only to suddenly feel really disconnected from it? Or, like you suddenly don’t know anything about anything? Let me introduce you to the Four Stages of Competence, a concept widely used in coaching. The idea is that we begin from unconscious incompetence, or we don’t know what …
This weekend I had a girls’ weekend with two of my best friends. In the last six years, we have each gone our own way; they have left New York for smaller cities, one is staying home full time to raise her kids, two of us are working moms. Our two days together had a …
I loved this NYT Blog by Sandra Lee. In particular the line, “This ‘needs to not be about being put down or at a disadvantage, because you’re not,” she told the audience. “The women are at an advantage — we represent the buying power in this country.’ ” Wow! There is something going on out …
For the last three years I have been a coach for high-achieving women in mid-career. Before that I managed my own career in a very female intensive industry — luxury cosmetics and fragrance marketing. More recently I have had occasion to talk to women’s groups about the challenges of managing their own careers. What I …
Today I went to the matinee of “I Don’t Know How She Does It.” Yes, I went to see a movie about an overworked working mom on a Monday, right after drop-off. And yes, the movie got one tomato on Rotten Tomatoes. Mindless entertainment aside, what struck me as I came out was that Sarah …
For those who missed this New Yorker article about Sheryl Sandberg, I wanted to send it along. Her opinions are powerful and I am fascinated to see women articulating thoughts about the realities for companies when women slow down to care for families. In particular, I was fascinated by a view I share, which is …
An article in today’s NYT Magazine caught my eye. It featured the successful screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna (The Devil Wears Prada) and talked about how she has captured what today’s women really want; Prince Charming is no longer enough. What women want is the mojo that lands them the man and the job: “McKenna’s take …
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