Changing my blog post up this morning given my happenings of the day: so I realized this morning (after I was in the office for about 30 minutes) that I had left my cell phone either in my car or at home. I typically would have picked this up quickly as I have usually tried… Continue reading It’s a Monday kind of thing!
Category: Empowering Women
Your Work Journal: the art and benefit of taking notes
Seems silly right? Who doesn’t take notes? Go to a meeting – take notes. Join a conference call – take notes. Meet with a client – take notes. We try and listen to the call, pay attention in the meeting, and ensure engagement with a client. Add in the rigor of taking notes – well… Continue reading Your Work Journal: the art and benefit of taking notes
Leadership Moments of Truth
In a couple weeks, I have the opportunity (and responsibility) of bringing in a new leader into my organization and into Comcast. As I have been preparing for her arrival, I have had the opportunity to reflect on what was one of the most amazing onboarding experiences that I have ever had …. coming into… Continue reading Leadership Moments of Truth
Is Your Glass Half Full?
Is your glass half full? Is it half empty? Might it be time to fill your glass? I was going to blog about this for the week and had some thoughts planned in advance. During my week at Wharton last week, I got some in-depth knowledge into Emotional Contagion – which reinforces the beliefs and… Continue reading Is Your Glass Half Full?
A Boss, A Leader, A Mentor
I often write about what it means to be a leader and a mentor as a woman – a subject clearly near and dear to my heart. I was recently asked to share about a woman leader, a woman mentor, and the most memorable female leader I worked for. Interestingly enough as I reflected on… Continue reading A Boss, A Leader, A Mentor
Performance Coaching With Clarity
This is a great article about the importance of performance coaching with clarity. We all can use this reminder and refresher many times throughout our careers. http://letsgrowleaders.com/4-secrets-to-a-successful-performance-improvement-conversation/
Long Weekends: Relax
For so long, I would make all of these crazy plans for long weekends – someone was having a party, someone was having a cookout, there was always someone to visit and someplace I felt compelled to go. Over the years, I have embraced long weekends as a chance to “live life” and do some… Continue reading Long Weekends: Relax
Women’s Networks: Not for Women Only
Three months ago, a group of passionate and powerful women started the conversation around the potential of creating a Women’s Network ERG (employee resource group) in our Division HQ location. This past Friday, we held a coffee social event to measure the interest level in this affinity group. We had over 70 people join us… Continue reading Women’s Networks: Not for Women Only
Coaching to Performance Excellence
I have been having so many conversations recently about coaching (in the workplace). It is truly quite fascinating how many people feel that coaching is a bad thing – in the workplace it has such a negative connotation. As I share these conversations with my team I leverage the analogy of professional sports – highly… Continue reading Coaching to Performance Excellence
The Practice of Executive Presence
This week my blog post is simply a reflection from an article I read (reread) last week. It resonated with me as I was asked to provide some coaching on executive presence. Such an interesting concept and often provided as coaching for women – develop your executive presence! As I think about the article (shared… Continue reading The Practice of Executive Presence
