Are you working on an important presentation? Don't even open up PowerPoint until you've thought through these five things. 1. Determine your primary objective Know what you want the outcome to be before you start, and structure your presentation or argument to build toward that. Is your primary { Read More }
Own your awesome
There's nothing worse than the humblebrag, right? (I'm not able to come up with a witty example just now, but you can find lots of cringe-worthy ones here, here, and here.) It turns out there is: Actually putting yourself down while trying to be self-deprecating because you were genuinely feeling awkward { Read More }
Get along to get things done: 9 questions to ask your team
Early in my management days I stumbled on this exercise and it got my attention: Have each member of your team or department share their "get-along" rules. Get-along rules are things like: Tom replies to an email in two minutes flat but never answers the phone? Jen thinks out loud, so what she says is { Read More }
How to prepare and give a great presentation
I just finished reading a great book called "How to Deliver a TED Talk: Secrets of the World's Most Inspiring Presentation" by Jeremey Donovan. It was a quick, helpful read full of great real-life examples and stories. A how-to book that wasn't the least bit boring. The title caught my eye because I've { Read More }
Ladies Who Lunch. Women on a Mission.
Yesterday was one of those roller coasters: punch-to-the-gut emotional lows followed by relief, support, and happy-tears highs. Seriousness of purpose, silliness in feathers. Ladies who lunch. Women on a mission. The Go Red for Women Luncheon. I had a job to do at this luncheon. I was the survivor story. { Read More }
Exactly what’s needed
Here’s when I feel best: When I’m home with my sons and they are happy to see the first snow, jumping up and down at the window, putting on their coats and boots over their pjs. When they come in cold and rosy, warming up their bellies with hot chocolate and pumpkin muffins. When I put their { Read More }