The Bottom of Your Worry
The Bottom of Your Worry Fear is a constant. Like a beach ball underwater, you may seem to have a handle on it, when suddenly and without warning, it pops up at the other end of the pool. You can't keep it down no matter how hard you try, and the effort in the...
Girl on Girl Crime
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 female...
Images Matter
Images Matter. Subconscious bias, the wage gap, and the glass ceiling continue to persist for many reasons, but one is a lack of representation. When I say “doctor” or “CEO” or “lawyer,” who first popped into your head? Be honest. A woman? A person of color? ...
What is Feminine Power?
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...
The Awakening of Feminine Power
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...
Why You Shouldn’t Be Proud of Your Employees
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 “I’m...
Psst…Your Bias is Showing
When Someone at Work Acts in a Biased Way, How Do I Bring It Up? We assume, many times subconsciously, that other people have the same information and the same priorities that we do. That is not true. So before dismissing anyone as a misogynist, a sexist, or a...
Is a Women’s Leadership Program Sexist?
Women make up almost half my company, but of the 18 people on our executive team, only two are women. I've asked if we can start a women's leadership program, and was told it was questionable. Do women's programs work? Or is this idea sexist? No, the idea is not...
Does Subconscious Bias Training Work?
The reviews have been mixed on subconscious bias training and the impact it has on reducing bias. At the same time, our country is diverse, and becoming more so every day. By 2044, the United States is projected to become a “majority minority” nation, meaning that no...
Feedback to the Female
I’m scared my female employee will become emotional if I address her performance. To some reading this statement, the idea is crazy. Women are the same as anyone else. Just tell me if there is an issue. But as an executive coach, I hear this statement over and...
What is Servant Leadership? And Why Does It Matter?
Servant Leadership may sound like an oxymoron to many individuals, but the concept is what makes strong teams stronger, recognizes the individual, and most importantly, creates equity. Equity is important for teams to run at an optimal level. Rather than create...
A White Woman Said That: The Urgency of Intersectionality
When I saw this quote on social media, my first thought was, "A white woman said that." My ability to immediately discern the privilege implied in the quotation was a long time coming. When you're a woman, it is a privilege to think of one's self as simply a...
