Bosses and Office Mates
Delegating to No One
A revolutionary concept entered my life last week, attributed of course to the most amazing executive coach I know, Beth Ruske from Tiara Coaching. It’s natural, when one is staring at a massive “to-do” list to break that list into ... Read More »
Fix Email Miscommunication: Amplify Your Signal
Admit it, we’ve all been there. At some point in your career, you’ve said something like these frustrated statements: What do you mean, you don’t understand? I emailed it to you! Didn’t you get my email? Seriously, we had a ... Read More »
Tackling Your To-Do List In Today’s Frenzied Office
Why You Can’t Get Anything Done… Between meetings, conference calls, interruptions from managers looking for an update, and the 5th birthday celebration of the month – it’s a wonder we get anything done at the office. With all the distractions ... Read More »
5 Ways Your Boss is Judging the Way You Look
A recent article in Forbes called out “The Seven Ways Your Boss is Judging Your Appearance,” and while I agree that your boss is definitely judging you, I don’t necessarily agree with the findings of the article, even if they’re ... Read More »
The Difficult Conversation: How It’s Done Tactfully
Throughout your career, especially as you rise into management, you will encounter the need to have difficult conversations. These conversations might be about an employee’s performance, the delivery plan of a partner, your own schedule or needs, and many other ... Read More »
We’re Talking Pushback: Part 2 – It Works At All Levels
Last week, we started a conversation here at Career Girl about pushback. Comments continued on numerous LinkedIn groups, on Twitter, and through comments on our website. While we told women to push back when they were uncomfortable or confused, questions ... Read More »
Pushback: It Doesn’t Make You a B!tch
There’s an epidemic in the cultural education of girls in America. We tell them to be sweet and agreeable and not to talk back. We put in our nursery rhymes about what “little girls are made of” and the like. ... Read More »
Right Fighting: Is It Worth It?
In January, Career Girl’s resident life coach, Rebecca Niziol asked us all to face a big question: Do you want to be right or do you want to be happy? The truth is, sometimes you can’t be both. I thought ... Read More »
Conversation Tips for Building Relationships
I never set out to develop a personality that would uplift people. I don’t give fake compliments to make people happy, and I certainly don’t put myself down to make others look superior, but somewhere along the line I picked ... Read More »
Surviving a Boss Who Yells
As a management consultant focused on finance and interim management, I’ve always worked in a male-dominated field. And for the most part, that’s been a good thing. I’ve learned how to be (or act!) more confident, how important it is ... Read More »
