The Data Finally Caught Up From cubicles to corner offices across the globe, women are finally breathing a sigh of relief: We no longer need to act like men to win. Your natural feminine energy is your superpower, and now, studies back up what you’ve always intuited: Over the past 10 years, S&P 500 companies led by women delivered 384% total shareholder return versus 261% … [Read more...]
What Gen Z Wants from Employers and How to Give It to Them
As Gen Z continues to make up a larger share of the workforce, their attitudes toward work are reshaping how organizations attract, engage, and retain talent. For women business owners and leaders, understanding these expectations isn’t just a matter of staying current—it’s about staying competitive in a labor market where the youngest generation of workers has strong ideas … [Read more...]
Why AI and Gen Z Are Creating the Perfect Storm for Women in Leadership
I used to think my dad was hopelessly behind the times when it came to technology. We owned a Commodore 64 computer and had dial-up internet long after more advanced technologies were available. It took him forever to transition from a flip phone to a smartphone, and he immediately reverted when flip phones made their comeback. Now, as a Gen Xer raising Gen Z and Alpha kids in … [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...]
Trust Has Its Perks: 9 Things You Can Do To Get Your Team to Trust You
The 'Control' in the management mnemonic POLC works best for numbers and systems, not people. And, there happens to be no C in leadership.😁 Tradition dictates that leadership be about you. Your vision, you calling the shots, and you making your employees carry out your vision. Oh, how I don't like the word 'employee'. On the other hand is transformational leadership. This is … [Read more...]
Trusting Your Gut in Leadership: How You Can Tap into Intuition to Drive Decision-Making
Decision-making should not solely be a leader-centric activity. Facilitating decision-making should be. That means delegation and trust in your team members. But when appropriate decision-making falls on your shoulders as a leader, would you ever consider extending that same trust to your gut? Your instinct? Your intuition? Data-driven decision-making, engaged in through the … [Read more...]
More Women Are Getting To Sit at Leadership Tables, But Are They Empowered To Lead Authentically as Females?
I sat quietly, intending to simply observe, at a recent meeting for healthcare women executives and leaders. The discussion at hand was about mentoring emerging women leaders. One of the executives, when asked about what could be some of the challenges related to the topic, mentioned that in her opinion there were two: Those who were up there in leadership are already very … [Read more...]
3 Tips for Women Leaders to Elevate Their Effectiveness
Women face unique challenges in leadership positions. This, in part, is because we're relatively "new" in the leadership and entrepreneur space: we couldn't even get a business loan without a male family member co-signer until 1988. The other part (or, perhaps the main part) is due to a bias against female leaders. These three leadership tips aim to help female leaders elevate … [Read more...]
3 Lessons on Navigating a Fertility Journey as a Female Entrepreneur
As a business leader, you always have to be aware of the personal dynamics impacting the individuals on your team. It's true that life stops for no one, and more often than not, the people around you in a workplace setting are going through experiences in their personal lives that you know nothing about. Yet as a quality leader, part of your responsibility to those you serve is … [Read more...]
Ask Yourself This One Question Before You Hire a Coach or Consultant
As a 22-year-old baby-faced budding entrepreneur, I remember lying in my childhood bed, scrolling Instagram and LinkedIn, and looking at all the coaches and consultants I wanted to work with. The vision was clear: one day I'll be making enough money where I can afford to work with all these people who all seem so brilliant. I was fresh out of college and having spent an entire … [Read more...]