Several amazing women served as role models as I was a young, emerging leader. Though I’m grateful that a few also served as mentors, it wasn’t enough to accelerate my development or growth. This leads to the third mistake that
It’s unbelievable to imagine that when I was promoted to leadership nearly 20 years ago, I wasn’t offered this one thing – and it continues to be left off the table still today. So while organizations claim that advancing women
I was devastated to learn that working from home would no longer be offered as an ongoing benefit when I was in my corporate leadership position. It was with this policy change so many years ago that I discovered the
Amazon recently reported that, with their return-to-office plans, there will not be one single policy, but rather the decisions will be empowered at the team levels. Our organization is aligned because what we know to be true is that most organizational
I finally outsmarted my mom when I was about 9 years old. It was after a swim lesson, and she was allowing me to choose whether or not I went back the next day. As an adult, choices provide empowerment. If
CNBC recently titled an article, “Companies prioritized mental health during Covid, so why are we still so burned out?” Is it realistic to believe that the manner in which they prioritized and for the window of time that they did would
I recently shared that organizations have a hand in burnout and when those organizations take well-being seriously, their organizational performance is 2.5 times greater compared to those who don’t. Leaders also have a hand in burnout. Because of the high
Not taking burnout seriously is one of the top three mistakes organizations are making today. Yet when they do take it seriously, their organizational performance is 2.5 times greater compared to those who don’t. Here I share the most direct
Just released last week, LinkedIn’s latest Workforce Confidence Index shows that 74% of women say they are very or somewhat stressed for work-related reasons, compared with just 61% of employed male respondents. While also this year, McKinsey reported that 1
Feeling stuck in your role? Find out the three things that I’ve discovered after working with hundreds of professionals that are most likely holding you back!
Women left the workforce at higher rates than men in 2020 and many more are considering doing so in the near future – something they would’ve never considered the year prior. I know first-hand what this feels like as I
When I work with organizations and executives on beating burnout, one of the key strategies I share is to begin with communication. But I’ve found that for many, they lack the confidence to initiate the communication and/or how they communicate
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