We had a saying in corporate communications when it came to reputation management… sometimes you have to simply aim for fair and balanced because there may not be any winning. It’s especially true for your critics. But what if you could change that? Considering your interpersonal relationships: Have you learned that someone who actually has some meaningful impact on your career had something negative to say about you?…
In part two of our series on Assembling and Activating Your Tribe, we examine the benefit of having an uncommon group of people on your personal board—junior staff members. I know… the corporate hierarchy traditionally dictates that you deal with your immediate subordinates, peers and then upward and across into your boss’ realm and into their boss’ circle of influence. You only deal with the more junior people…
They are banking on you getting tired if you aren’t pushed out first. And perhaps you’re settling into the fact that the road to senior executive leadership or the C-Suite is hard. It is. It isn’t for the faint of heart, but the numbers of women and women of color spewing out of the middle of the leadership pipeline is staggering. It is the reason why there are…
Want to speak with authority? Keep it brief. Today’s #NSCRockstarLeadership Tip of the Day is all about how saying less with more can move you further faster in your leadership aspirations. Brevity is powerful. Here are some tips for spoken and written communications to hold their attention.
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But are you listening? Are you giving yourself grace? Or are you attempting to power through as if nothing has changed although we have been through and are going through so much.? Well, your body knows better–especially your brain. Today’s #NSCRockstarLeadership Tip of the Day explores brain fog, why more of us are experiencing it right now and what you can do about it. Watch to learn more–and…
Are you doing all the things? I have some powerful questions that could lead you back to sanity, even as you stretch yourself to reach your goals. Sometimes letting go needs to be an item on your to-do list. Put pen to paper and see what you can do to take back the reins on the overwhelm and exhaustion. If you want to strategize how you can live…
Look, I’m guilty of it too. In fact, when my I release my next book, Yes, Please: 7 Ways to Say I’m Entitled to the C-Suite, you’ll learn exactly how I sold myself short. The truth is that if you want to aspire to senior executive leadership, it really isn’t an either-or. It is a both-and when it comes to getting where you want to go in the…
So you’ve dialed back all the extra you do at work, but now you’ve replaced all that time and energy into something that benefits and feeds you. GREAT! But now you are just as tired and overwhelmed. Today’s #NSCRockstarLeadership Tip of the Day encourages you to take stock of your over-achieving tendencies that keep you under pressure. Stress is stress, good or bad. Stop. Take a breath. Give…
It’s on you, my sister. Today’s #NSCJournalPrompts challenges you to put actions behind your words. It’s on us, ladies. We can’t afford to wait for allies and other accomplices to step up. What will you do to get in formation for your sister? Grab time on my books to talk strategy if you want to take serious steps to help more of us get to the C-Suite.