Paradox of Leadership: How Do You Cultivate Diversity of Thought AND Hold People Accountable?
I recently had the honor of speaking with three other exceptional speakers in LA at the gorgeous Terranea resort. Since our four sessions were running concurrently, we couldn’t see each other present, so I made a point of meeting each one of them before the presentations started. As one of the speakers was prepping his […]
Opening Pandora’s Box of Emotions Is Actually Good for Work
Let’s talk about managing disappointment. I don’t mean disappointment in a movie or new restaurant. I mean bone crushing, can’t get out of bed disappointment in achieving a big dream. When you try everything to conquer a big goal and it falls flat. I’ll tell you personally. One of my goals is to do a […]
Feeling Stuck? Might Be Time for a Crucial Conversation
The Vendor Gone AWOL I have been working with one vendor, Sebastian, for many years. I can honestly say that Sebastian is brilliant when it comes to numbers. He knows how to handle my books in a way that’s easy and intuitive. He Helps Me Enormously… When He Is On When he is on, he […]
It Takes Courage To Use EQ
Emotional Intelligence. We hear the term all the time, thinking it’s some abstract leadership model that only the elite use to improve themselves and their teams. I’m here to tell you that EQ is real and the opportunity to use it occurs many times a day, if you’re willing to listen and use it. Here […]
Six Tips For Marketing to Hispanic Millennials
Do you think an eighty-year-old woman is interested in an online pop-up ad to shop for cheaper prescription medicines using an app? Probably not, but her Gen X (born between 1965-1980) daughter might. Similarly, a Millennial (born between 1981-2001) probably wouldn’t look for more than two seconds at a TV commercial for a mail-order prescription […]
Use Knowledge to Identify the Salary Gap Between the Genders
At this rate, it will take 100 years to get gender equality at work. That’s what author Emily Peck says when writing about a recent *study by LeanIn.org and McKinsey & Company called, “Women in the Workplace.” That sounds discouraging to say the least. In order to break this cycle and help women achieve their […]
Three Ways to Prepare for the Retirement Boom
The United States workforce is being shaken up. Within the next decade, as key office demographics change, corporate America will look and function very differently than it does today. Last month, I explored how women are leaving the corporate world and starting their own businesses — finding more career opportunity and fulfillment in the process. Today, I’ll […]
Five Business Culture Books To Add To Your Fall Reading List
Some people like to read. Some people like to read a lot. Then, there’s people like Doug Hensch who are not happy if they are aren’t consuming research-backed literature on well being, resilience, leadership and decision-making. The good news for the rest of us is that Doug has decided to post a handful of summaries […]
Gen Z and the U.S. Workforce: Five Things You Should Know
As pundits analyze Millennials to death, Gen Z is growing up under our noses. In fact, in the next four years 30% of Generation Z is expected to be employed. As they trickle into the workforce, it’s wise to begin discussing what unique traits, skills and values they will contribute to the workforce. Introducing Generation […]
Can Eliminating Workplace Bias Be as Simple as Interrupting It?
Despite continued diversity efforts from the United States Government and organizations around the country, minorities are still largely underrepresented in the United States workforce. When looking at the statistics presented by “well meaning” companies, the picture is painfully clear. For example, Google reports that 3% of their employees are Hispanic and just 2% are black. […]
