Build a personal board of directors
Do any of us stop and think about our connections both inside and outside of work? Think about your network and how you can add to it. Try building a personal board of directors.
Create a Crowd: build recognition
When you hear the word self-promotion, do you cringe? Content is NOT king, only self-promotion is, learn how to self promote with values and integrity and watch your career take off.....
Political Savvy Means Being Visible
Woody Allen said, "80% of success is showing up." How do you enhance your personal impact and build savvy skills? Show up.
Power & Politics
Remember Pericles, "just because you do not take an interest in politics, does not mean politics won't take an interest in you.
Rethinking Politics
Politics is not a bad word – yet it conjures up many negative thoughts, feelings and fear more than almost any other word, doesn’t it? During turbulent times - a…
Is Feedback Overrated?
Is Feedback Overrated? I think so. Words that hurt, words that heal embedded in your DNA.
Trying out a new skill – power
Like politics, power is a dirty word. Most managers shy away from power yet ignoring power doesn’t work. Is there a painless way to learn about power?
The Value of Social Capital
Mapping power networks and understanding the multiple layers of power is critical, but many feel uncomfortable with this approach. If managing power sounds distasteful, change the name to building social capital; a professional and personal power network.
Outmaneuvering a skilled politician
A classic story on corporate politics. Politics: a dirty word to many. For others, it's knowing how to work the power within organizations to their advantage. Corporate politics with a positive ending - using a counterintuitive approach with a controlling boss. One woman's story on how you CAN move ahead and come out the other side - with a bigger role, values and sanity intact.
Cracking the Diversity Code – Thinking Innovatively
Mental Fixedness - thinking innovatively on how to crack the Diversity code.
Tech – Feminism
BBC online reports on Tech Feminism and women having a place, finding a role and making a difference in technology.
It’s not about pink products
Dr. Schraudner, Standford Gender News, provides interesting insights on consumer research and selling to technology to women and, it's not about making products pink