Climbing the Ladder

I had my eye on a dream promotion. I had worked really hard in my role as vice president of marketing. My team had the results, we had recruited new talent, our brands had grown market share and [...]

Eleanor Roosevelt famously said “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams”. In today’s chaotic world, the future belongs to those who can imagine, influence, create [...]

An executive coaching client of mine recently found out his division is up for sale and he may be out of a job. While his first reaction was fear, as we discussed this, he discovered that he can [...]

Do you find yourself overwhelmed by the pace of change? Here is what one of my clients very vulnerably shared with me: “The big challenge I am facing is the uncertain world coming my way. My [...]

I was doing a speaking engagement recently on the topic of leading with authenticity and a woman walked up afterwards. She had a dilemma. She wanted to be able to leverage her network to grow her [...]

Want to get choice assignments? Want to make more money? Want to have a bigger impact? Get sponsored. Only 13% of women leaders have sponsors according to data from the Center for Talent [...]

Does this situation sound familiar? You work hard to climb the corporate ladder. You burn the candle on both ends to get there. When you get to the corner office or the next rung in the corporate [...]

In 2011, Women CEO’s in the Fortune 500 made up 14% of the CEO’s according to Catalyst, flat vs. the prior year.  Lack of sponsorship appears to be a key factor driving insufficient [...]

The recent HBR article and Catalyst Research talks about the difference between mentors and sponsors. According to the research in the article, men and women generally have equal access to [...]