May 9, 2018 | #metoo, Diversity & Inclusion, Feminine Energy, Feminine Leadership, Feminine Power, gender bias, gender constructs, Gender Inclusion, Women's Leadership
It happens to me. In fact, it’s happening today. I get burned out on feminism, and liberation, and moving the needle. It’s too slow, and the endless assaults and micro-aggressions are just too much sometimes. I feel the need to check out. The attempt...
Apr 24, 2018 | Fear, Negotiations, Self-Advocacy, Women's Leadership
I was frustrated. And not being heard. I took a leave of absence to care for my nieces. I came back to work after six weeks to find my world upside down. My accounts were a mess, customers were angry, and rather than stepping up for me, my boss had thrown me under...
Apr 13, 2018 | Career, Feminine Power, gender bias, Gender Inclusion, Women's Leadership
Girl on Girl Crime Girl on Girl Crime has been around since long before Tina Fey coined the term. Yet, it’s just as destructive and counterproductive today as ever. I’m often asked why women are so horrible to other women at work. It seems like sometimes my...
Apr 5, 2018 | Career, Feminine Energy, Feminine Leadership, Feminine Power, Gender Inclusion, Women's Leadership
Feminine power, feminine leadership, and feminine energy can be confusing to many people, and by “confusing,” I mean “controversial.” For thousands of years, women have been subjugated, repressed, condescended, beaten, and burned alive merely for existing. But there...
Apr 5, 2018 | Career, Feminine Energy, Feminine Leadership, Feminine Power, Women's Leadership
What is Feminine Power? Last summer in New York, I met up with a friend. I had just finished a talk on the power of feminine energy at work, and the Google Manifesto had just been been released. As I started to relay the chaos and time pressure I endured to rewrite...
Apr 4, 2018 | Employees, Feedback, Leadership
Should I Tell an Employee I’m Proud of Her? When we were little, we had adults tell us they were proud of choices or actions. And as adults ourselves now, it’s easy to see how having found meaning in those words, we might use them with employees. But to say...
