How to Be a Calm and Strategic Woman in Leadership
How to Be a Calm and Strategic Woman in Leadership A strange thing can happen to very high-potential women when they step up into leadership: They become flummoxed by their to-do lists instead of being calm and strategic in their role. One of the very qualities that helps women succeed in early and midcareer stops […]
How to Overcome Gender Bias When Being Evaluated (and Evaluating Others) for Career Opportunities
How to Overcome Gender Bias When Being Evaluated (and Evaluating Others) for Career Opportunities Research suggests that men are evaluated for promotions differently than women because of the impact of unconscious gender bias. A 2019 Frontiers of Psychology study found that men’s potential is valued more highly for leadership roles than performance. Whereas women’s performance […]
How This Architect Started Working Less and Earning More: Stephanie’s Story
How This Architect Started Working Less and Earning More: Stephanie’s Story The pressure in Stephanie’s professional life was mounting in her role as an associate architect at a firm in Providence, RI. In her 32-hour position, she needed to join a lot of client calls and the work was unpredictable, leading to a lot of […]
3 Tips for Moving to a Smaller Company When Making a Job Change
3 Tips for Moving to a Smaller Company When Making a Job Change Does moving to a smaller company mean you have to take a pay cut? Ever felt like you’ve somehow ended up in a role that looks good on paper, but it’s not what you really want to do? Maybe you want to […]
Should You Stay or Go in Your Job? 5 Steps to Make a Decision
Should You Stay or Go in Your Job? 5 Steps to Make a Decision Are you in a job where you don’t feel like you’re using your gifts? Maybe you’re doing fine. Everyone says so from the outside. You’re even excelling in your role. But deep down inside you know you have more to offer. […]
I Changed my Name…And Not for the Reason You Think
I Changed my Name…And Not for the Reason You Think I changed my name! A little backstory…. One of my mindset mentors, Denise Duffield Thomas, introduced me to the concept of upgrades. Upgrades are little things you change in your life to make it more convenient, joyful, fun—instead of just making do. Things like hiring a […]
Why You Need to Ask THESE Questions Before Getting Promoted to Principal or Partner
If You Haven’t Even Thought About Becoming a Principal in Your Firm—These are The Questions You Should Ask I recently caught up with a male friend who told me that he wanted to become a partner at his firm. He was looking for advice on how to get there more swiftly and efficiently. This […]
The Ultimate Guide to Figuring Out What to do When Your Architecture or Design Career is Unfulfilling
How to Get More Creative Work, Social Impact Design, and Purpose in Your Architecture or Design Career We spend the majority of our waking hours on work, and so we want to feel like our work makes a difference. If your architecture or design job doesn’t provide you with a sense of purpose or accomplishment, […]
How to Host a Virtual Dance Party
And creating the creativity you want to experience. This year, during the height of COVID I was living in the epicenter – in New Yok City. All around the city at 7pm people would open their windows and break into applause to the essential workers who were coming off of there shifts. I’d been thinking […]
How to Win in Your Next Performance Reviews or Negotiation
My recent interview with Bolanle Williams-Olley In my recent interview with Bolanle Williams-Olley, Chief Financial Officer of architecture firm Mancini Duffy, we discussed how to make sure we tell the story of our impact—and our financial impact—in order to build better arguments for our worth, and for the opportunities we want. If you’re about to […]
