How to deal with difficult family members on the holidays
Will you be interacting with a difficult family member as we celebrate Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S.? (Or do you face a difficult person in your workplace?) Do you have a pit of dread having to deal with that difficult person? Do you react and fall back into old patterns? Are you doing the silent […]
How to deal with emotions from the #MeToo campaign
#MeToo is revealing the true number of people – women and men – who have faced experiences ranging from inappropriate indignities and abuses of power, to outright sexual violence. These viral stories are everywhere and may remind you of incidents in your past you might have tried to bury. Hearing others stories and sharing your […]
How to Deal with a Difficult Family Member During the Holidays
Will you be interacting with a difficult family member as we celebrate Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S.? (Or do you face a difficult person in your workplace?) Do you feel criticized and frustrated, and wish they would be different? Do you find yourself reacting and reverting to old ways? If so, you are still carrying […]
How To Deal with Change You Didn’t Want
Some of us are feeling enthusiastic about the result of the U.S. election, others of us are deeply disturbed about the road ahead. Many of us have to deal with change we didn’t want to happen – whether it’s a merger in your company, a move to a new office space, a break up of […]
Do you want courage to speak up with an unpopular idea?
I was asked by a group of women leaders to show them how to speak up with an unpopular idea in meetings. The next day I was asked by a group of male bankers how to be a trusted advisor to big company CEOs (and develop new business with them) if their advice is not […]
How perfectionism can help you not harm you
When I was interviewing someone to be my new assistant (so I can get out advice to you more often) she described herself as a ‘perfectionist’. I noticed I had an interesting reaction… As ‘the boss’ and ‘her new client’, that was music to my ears. I loved that I’d be able to count on her to […]
