I was part of a panel when someone brought this up. And then I saw it on one of my favorite blogs – Sallie Krawcheck’s article about having a personal board of directors. I like the idea of a personal board of directors, because it gives you a way of thinking about how different people in your life play a role in your decision making. So who would make a great personal board of director? Here’s what I think: Continue reading
I have no sisters. But lately, I’m realizing that women in my life are becoming more and more important to me. Other women are becoming sources of strength, inspiration, and just making me feel better about myself. This comes as a surprise to me, because I have often looked at other women as competition (for men, popularity, attractiveness benchmarks), or threats (the mean girls).
But I have changed my mind because of the following thing that happened to me recently. Continue reading
“Your whole life should be a quest to be the best version of yourself.”
Rick Goings, CEO Tupperware Brands
I sometimes co-teach a class with an old colleague who’s now a professor…and this week I came to his class on leadership. So, as always I tend to talk about Lessons Learned as a guest speaker. Little did I know I was going to have a guest myself. Continue reading
That’s my saying…what do I mean?
It’s very hard to ignore work. Once you start reading emails, you will be lost to everyone around you. If you spend all your hours at work, your universe will be defined by the office. When you work on the weekends, you get annoyed at interruptions….except that’s when your friends and family get to see you.
If you let it, work will be come the hot cup of coffee: impossible to ignore.
So make sure you focus on leaving the office at a reasonable time. Don’t look at your blackberry constantly. Take vacations. Be present when you need to be. Put down the hot cup of coffee.
People are always surprised that I am an introvert. I have taken Myers-Briggs many times, and I am always an INTJ. Once I was an INTP but I think I wasn’t paying attention when I filled out the survey. Or I may have just had a large meal. Continue reading
So I met with someone who asked me for advice on something I am not qualified to answer. Continue reading
I once was chatting with a manager about how things were going. He thanked me for some sessions I held in his department, especially for the women managers. I knew diversity was a big passion of his, and I asked him why. He looked at me and simply said, “I have three daughters.”
I got asked this question: something to the effect of “Now that you’ve reached this level in your career, are you happy?” My immediate reaction was “Uh……no.”
“A stumble may prevent a fall.”