Peers can not only be sponsors. They can be mentors, but the question is: what’s the WIIFM?—the “what’s in it for me?” In today’s #NSCJournalPrompt we go deep into how to activate peers and for that matter, other tribe members. Grab time on my schedule for a free strategy session if you want to get serious about Assembling and Activating your tribe. It will make a notable difference…
Should a peer be on your personal board of directors? In part four of our six-part #NSCRockstarLeadership Tip of the Day series on Assembling and Activating Your Tribe, we get into why they should. You’ll want to watch this one. Remember, having only one kind of peer in your tribe can be limiting. Your goal is to remove your own limitations, and a trusted and respected peer can…
If everyone looks, acts, thinks and works like you, you’ve created an “Amen Corner,” not an effective tribe. Today’s #NSCRockstarLeadership Tip of the Day shares how to power up your tribe in part 3 of our six part series on Assembling and Activating your Tribe. We now know that you not only need mentors, sponsors, juniors and peers on your personal board of directors. Now it’s time to…
Proximity can be an aspiration killer. When I was running my agency, I recall putting a policy in place for interns that they could not immediately be hired on to my staff until they joined another agency. Then they could boomerang if they’d like, but only after experiencing another work environment. They didn’t understand it. In fact, one of my intern’s parents called and tried to talk me…no,…
Shrink. When you think about it, you didn’t come up with that notion at work. It’s a part of corporate culture. In fact, the word corporate means “one body,” so it only makes sense that it has been ingrained in you that being a standout is ultimately frowned upon. Shining is a no go, right? What a direct conflict to the word leadership. Recently, my client work…
Constantly telling yourself you’re inadequate? Engage mindfulness to boost your confidence. Today’s #NSCJournalPrompt has a question to get you started. Check out more tips from this article from the U.K.
Did you know that forgiveness is a powerful tool in leadership arsenal? You discuss the merits on Sundays and sometimes even Wednesday night, but why haven’t you allowed it into your workplace? I speak with clients everyday who are taking on new roles, but expressing angst about moving forward based on something that happened to them in the past. So we work on what it takes to truly…
They could be your undoing. “Wait, what, LMS??” You say. I know. All of my content engages positive psychology with positive affirmations as a core tool. I’ve included them as the very basis of my books as an effective way to overcome some of the negative self-talk that causes leaders to get stuck. So, yes, I believe in them. And yes, they could make things worse if you…
Remember those dreams, my Sister. Take a break from the grind, and reclaim them. Today’s #NSCJournalPrompt helps jumpstart that process. The number of women and women of color at the helm of the Fortune 500 does not reflect the heft of our true aspirations. It’s time that it did. Get on my books.
Who else is exhausted with the Internet relationship gurus and all their advice? 🙄 👻 Ghosting 🍞 Breadcrumbing 💣 Love bombing 👩❤️👨 Attachment styles 📈 High-value-this 📉 Low-value-that 🦁 Alpha Males (*huge eye-roll*) 🧲 Feminine v. Masculine Energy 🤪 Narcissists 🪄 Manifest this… 🪄 Manifest that… You can ever see tarot cards flying… Tik Tok seems to have sprouted a garden variety of so-called relationship experts and…