Category: Speaker Articles
How to Ask for What You Want—and Get It
Unhappy about something at work? Stop grumbling about it and speak up! Here’s the right way to do it, from Jane Hyun, a global leadership strategist and the co-author of Flex: The New Playbook for Managing Across Differences.
How to Solve the Work-Life Imbalance
Ditch the guilt and self-blame—and change the conversation about work and life, says the author of MAXED OUT. A new dialogue starts here…
Q: Most working moms feel maxed out. Yet we rarely say more than, “I’m tired” or “What a week!” What are we NOT saying to our friends, family, each other?
A: I hear from a lot of women who say they have the life they always wanted (kids, career) . . . and it’s killing them. They feel like they’re always letting people down, like it’s somehow their fault that they can’t be all things to all people. more
What To Do When They Ask You To Work Free
by Lisa Gates and Victoria Pynchon, Co-founders of She Negotiates Consulting and Training
If you are a consultant, professional or solopreneur and you’re offering a free consultation to give potential clients a slice, a sense of your value and skill, how is it going?
Perfectionism: the Leading Fatal Disease among Women 18 to 100
3 Tips to a Healthy, Fun, and Imperfectly Perfect Life
by Cindy Ratzlaff and Kathy Kinney
Do you avoid getting together with friends because you’ve put on a few pounds? Do your knees shake as you obsess about the placement of every glass, dish, fork and morsel of food for holiday meals? Does a last-minute call from a friend stopping by send you dashing around the house cleaning and straightening up – even in the rooms they won’t see? Are you convinced that everyone else is leading a happier life than you? If you suffer from any of the above symptoms, you may have a case of the number one disease affecting women 18 to 100: perfectionism. more