I recently spoke with Jennifer Jeliff-Russell of the Go Find Out: The Career Switch Podcast about how women can break into leadership roles. Here are the seven approaches I suggested to Jennifer, all of which... Continue reading
Have you ever had this experience? You like your role and responsibilities, at least most of the time. You like the company you work for, believe in its mission, and consider it to be a... Continue reading
When a mid-level leader gets promoted, their relationship with their team shifts. The leader may begin to view team members through a new lens and identify who has the capacity to take on their old... Continue reading
This article originally appeared on Forbes. Lots of organizations today still feel terribly disrupted by the pandemic. Many employees are still working from home, and there’s great confusion over what will happen next and whether we’ll ever... Continue reading
In many organizations, it’s tough to see where career growth will come from. Maybe your boss isn’t going anywhere soon, and there don’t seem to be any useful lateral opportunities at the moment. It isn’t... Continue reading
A thoughtful reader saw my piece “How to Help Yourself If You’re Feeling Stuck at Work” in Forbes, and wrote to me. She wanted to know how to deal with the burnout she’s experiencing from... Continue reading
For years, we’ve heard that it’s crucial to have a friend at work. I’ve seen it in my own practice: Whenever I interview groups of employees, in very different kinds of organizations, I ask, “What’s... Continue reading
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