Recently, I read the following post from an employee on an employer review site, which left me sad and frustrated: “Leave the executive suite – learn what people in every city, every building, every office, every department and every shift do, who they are, etc. Periodic surveys and town halls are not enough to give… Read More
Career
Career Advice from a Millennial and a Gen X
My son started graduate school this month, and I couldn’t be more elated and proud. It’s another milestone in his career and for me, a full circle moment. You see that’s him climbing the walls at my own college graduation. Even then, he knew there was more out there, and he was aiming to get… Read More
Balance? Is There Such a Thing?
Balance. Everyone wants it, but does anyone have it? Everyone I know seems to be talking about it. It’s a topic that never goes away and it’s the topic people most want to talk about in my mentoring sessions. Articles and books and blogs shout: Put down the technology! Get back to basics! Limit the… Read More
The 3 Cs for Successfully Moving Forward
Are you where you thought you’d be midway through the year? I know I’m not. I am not certain of my future. I didn’t plan to be unemployed. I didn’t plan for my senior level position to be eliminated without warning. I didn’t plan to find myself in this uncertain place of transition. Sitting in… Read More
Do You Have a Board of Directors for Your Life?
Yesterday, I spoke on a women’s panel at the Executive Women’s Day event put on by the PGA as part of the FedEx St. Jude Classic golf tournament. It was equal parts fun and inspiring, but mostly humbling and slightly terrifying as I looked out onto a room of powerful women and tried to offer… Read More
4 Secrets to Unlocking Your Success
I run a company of 400 people, 325 of whom are women. We hire young interns, fresh out of school, ready to take on the world. Having once been in their shoes, I’m often asked what the secret to success is for women in business. My first and foremost word of advice is “Seek information… Read More