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.
You have two glasses. Fill the first glass with the time and effort you are giving to your company. Fill the other with what your company is giving you. Now compare them. Is “the math mathing?” Thanks for attending my Ted Talk.
Are you really tuned in? Today’s #NSCJournalPrompt is about mindful listening. Not only is it important to understand and retain what someone says, it’s also a way to communicate that what they have to say is important to you. Our brains only retain about 25% of what we hear from others on average, but you can increase that number with some intention. Take out your journal and spend…
How do you know if someone you are speaking to is listening? I use to media train senior executive and C-Suite leaders to prepare them to go on national news and morning shows. One thing that I noticed my women leaders did that my male leaders did not was nod their heads excessively throughout the interview. For television appearances, it was crucial that we addressed this and broke…
Listen mindfully. Know any one who no matter what you share, always chimes in with I, me or my and a whole story about them after you’ve shared? Or maybe they cut you off before you’ve finished? Or perhaps you know they just didn’t hear you because of their response? Maybe you have been the perpetrator, and you didn’t even know it. Today’s #NSCRockstarLeadership Tip of the Day…
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Are you too busy being busy in meetings to remember, let alone lead? The responses have been interesting across all of my platforms regarding how the brain remembers, but especially what one should do in meetings. As for the note taking, for context, this is the kind of task that lands on the “scribe” in the meeting, and typically more junior, often inequitably, female professionals. Sis, you have…