Between managing your staff, making tough calls, and leading through uncertain and changing conditions, you don’t always treat your body as well as you want to. There is one simple thing you can do to help combat the effects of stress on your body, even if you change nothing else in your diet. You can up your intake of antioxidants. Why You Need Antioxidants First, a very … [Read more...]
5 Fundamentals of Workday Vitality
Everyone wants to feel energized during the workday and to have adequate remaining capacity at the end of the day to put into living their life. While it’s a career-long daily practice, you can experience workday vitality more often by adhering to some fundamental principles. What is Workday Vitality? Workday vitality doesn’t have a strict definition, but we can pretty easily … [Read more...]
Businesswomen and the Rise of Woo-Woo
When you think about business, “woo-woo” isn’t typically what comes to mind. But an increasing number of women professionals are integrating new age, metaphysical and other non-religious spiritual practices into their lives and work. What is Woo-Woo? Generally, this refers to a wide variety of spiritual, energetic, or self-improvement practices outside of the major world … [Read more...]
5 Drains on Women Leaders’ Energy (and What To Do About It)
A study published in the journal Frontiers of Psychology, explores several drains on leaders’ energy. While the energy drains (leader self-control, emotional labor and emotional dissonance, lack of job control, counterproductive mindsets of others, and isolation) are common to all leaders, there are additional considerations for women leaders. Learn to recognize the drains in … [Read more...]
The Businesswoman’s Primer on Intuition and Using it at Work
While not yet the status quo, openly talking about intuition at work is increasingly common. Articles such as The Best Leaders Use Intuition (Yale University), Iconic Entrepreneurs Use Their Intuition to Succeed (Inc.), and Why Is Intuition in Business Important in the Age of AI? (Forbes) are only a few examples of the concept being explored in mainstream business … [Read more...]
What Women Need to Know about Tall Poppy Syndrome
Move over imposter syndrome. There’s another pervasive issue negatively impacting women in the workplace. It's called Tall Poppy Syndrome and if you're a high achiever, you’ve likely experienced it at some point during your career. What is Tall Poppy Syndrome? A metaphor for cutting down the flowers that rose above the rest, the term Tall Poppy Syndrome was coined in … [Read more...]