Confidence at work isn’t bravado. It’s knowing your strengths, accepting your weaknesses, and leading from your values—so you stay calm under pressure and make steady decisions. That’s authority without ego—the kind people trust.
Can you learn Emotional Intelligence? The short answer is: yes! Three tips to increase your EI.
Are you biting your pencil in frustration at not knowing what to do about a boss who doesn’t empower you to do your best work? It’s a problem that’s more common than people like to think about. Bosses are people too, with all the fears, problems, inner conflicts, trials, and tribulations of daily life. Even if you like and admire your boss, and even if you like your job, it can sometimes feel like your boss is in the way.…
Check out my chapter in this new book to find out why a perfect method for achieving authentic branding. No one knows your business better than you do. Your unique authentic branding is your unique value proposition. That’s why you are the most authentic voice for your brand. Using the tools of coaching can help you bring your voice and your ideas forward to create a brand that is truly authentic. Your brand can be the most valuable asset your business…
Get through your holiday blues without giving into them. In spite of holiday parties at work and at home, carolers at the mall, and all those twinkling lights, a lot of people aren’t feeling the holiday cheer. Holidays can bring on the blues, leaving you feeling sad, isolated, and even mournful. It may seem counter-intuitive, but in order to dispel these feelings, it’s important to first acknowledge and honor them. The more you try to ignore them, the more often…
If you want to be seen as a leader, you need to act like one first.
Today is the 25th anniversary of Sleepless in Seattle, and my husband, Gary Foster, was the driving creative force behind the film. Of all the people I’ve learned from in my life, I’ve learned more from him than anyone else about the ability to collaborate, be tactfully assertive, and build a great team in order to realize a common goal and vision. Read his piece on what it took to turn a good script from a then-unknown writer into a…