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 […]
The Lazy Way to be More Successful
The Lazy Way to be More Successful Some of the biggest transformations in my career and in others’ came from actions that took only five minutes. See, I’ve never really connected with the conventional time management advice that says you should put together a project management plan and decide on every action in some perfect […]
How to Achieve Your Goals — Without Losing Your Creative Soul
How to Achieve Your Goals—Without Losing Your Creative Soul Ever feel like you’re never getting enough done? Or can get things done — but at the expense of your creativity? I was that kid in the soccer league who failed at defending the goal because I was off in the field distracted by picking flowers. […]
Dealing With Uncertainty: Grown Ups Sometimes Need Schedules and Juiceboxes Too
If you’re like some of my students, you’re currently balancing being Teacher, Gym Teacher, and Lunch Lady in addition to being Architect, Project Manager, and Engineer. And depending on your family situation, it’s possible you may be in the default role of ‘project manager’ of the household—which makes this time only harder. Women are much […]
The Easy Way to Set Simple Habits That Will Change Your Life and Work
The Easy Way to Set Simple Habits That will Change Your Life and Work Before I write this piece on how to set simple habits, I just really need to preface: I am hesitant to write this piece because I worry about it being just another piece of ‘productivity porn.’ You know what I mean—the […]
Take Back Your Time: 4 Strategies to Feel Less Busy and Take Back Power Over Your Schedule
4 Strategies to Feel Less Busy and Take Back Power Over Your Schedule I know what crazy busy feels like in my body. It’s a kind of harried breathing—my attention darts from thing to thing. It’s not realizing how bad I’ve had to pee—and for how long—because I’ve been so wrapped up in work, I […]
Say No To Say Yes and Accelerate Your Career
Say No to Say Yes and Accelerate Your Career Last week, I got a surprise in my inbox. I had just finished my recent post on how to set playful but rigorous personal goals when I got an email from Brittney Prest, one of the participants in my most recent workshop in Boston. I have […]
