Letting Strengths Become Risks
We continue to get ongoing requests to speak at women’s leadership forums, so here is another entry about landmines politically for women in particular…
Every strength pushed to the extreme or unbridled can become a weakness or block. Given women’s aptitude and traditional role of being nurturers in families, it makes sense they [...]

This week, Jane Porter featured my input in her Wall Street Journal article (Careers D-2) entitled “New Job, Same  Firm: Learning the Ropes.” I thought it would be helpful to link you here, and to review some of the thoughts I shared about the challenge of switching roles in the same organization. Whether [...]

Why is Political Savvy Vital in the Economic Downturn?
My recent discussions with clients confirm an unavoidable truth–-in these economically uncertain times, maintaining a resilient and productive corporate environment demands a healthy political landscape. A climate of fear and scarcity can trigger destructive and resource-draining internal competition within companies at the very time we must collectively [...]