Executive Presence Series: Connect with your audience
A couple of weeks ago I took a two-day class: it was one of those rare occurrences which, in a small yet important way, changed my life. The workshop—on “finding your voice”—was offered by the business arm of The Royal Academy for Dramatic Arts (RADA) and it was...
Here is an answer to work/life balance, but you might not like it
And what I mean by work/life balance is: the ability to protect your life outside of work, so that you reach a sustainable integration of the two (I am not sure such a thing as true, continuous "balance" is possible in many cases). Many of my clients are people in the...
Tips for managing email (from someone who gets 500 a day)
If you clicked on this, you are either: a) Someone who also gets 500 emails a day. You understand how overwhelming that can be, and are looking to learn from the experience of others. b) Not someone who gets 500 emails a day, and maybe a little in disbelief that such...
Executive Presence Series: The Power of Conviction
Executive presence is not necessarily about being the loudest in the room (*caveat below). I think we all know loud people who do not make the right impression, just how we can all think of quieter, yet compelling leaders. Different people can still have executive...
Tackling the “dirty” business of self-promotion
I was talking the other day to one of my clients, a highly accomplished professional woman. She tells me how much she loves developing people and how she takes a lot of time out of her very busy schedule to train and coach others. And yet, in her 360 feedback, her...
Leadership Point of View
Welcome to my blog! As a leadership consultant, coach, and facilitator, with more than 15 years of experience and a PhD in organizational psychology, I have a thing or two to say about what makes an inspirational leader, a strong culture, an effective people manager,...