Visibility vs. Arrogance: Striking the Right Balance in Leadership
As a woman leader, do you even worry about being or appearing arrogant? If you do, you’re not alone. Let’s dissect the meanings of arrogance, confidence, and visibility so you are more comfortable claiming your power.
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: Recognizing Your Worth as a Leader
Imposter Syndrome. Many women leaders I talk to secretly experience it, but it can be deadly to our self-esteem and our careers. Here’s what to do about it.
Harnessing Women’s Intuition: A Secret Weapon for Leadership Success
“Always trust a woman’s intuition.” Fact or folklore? In my experience, adages and sayings usually...
The Power of Certainty: How Conviction Wins in Leadership
Is confidence enough for women leaders or do you need certainty? Certainty instills greater confidence in others and in yourself. Check out these tips for creating more certainty in your leadership.
Do You Need a New Identity for Your New Role?
You’ve just gotten a new role. It might be a new role in the same company, a new role in a different company, or a new role in your life (like becoming a parent).
But it’s just a new role. It doesn’t change your identity, right? It doesn’t change who you really are.
Or does it?
Mastering Emotions Is NOT a Matter of Willpower
As leaders, especially women leaders, we’re usually taught to mask our negative emotions and be positive, upbeat, and energetic. After all, we’re setting an example for our teams and colleagues.
But what if you don’t FEEL positive and upbeat?
We’re supposed to power through, use our willpower to paste that smile on our face and maintain that “can do” attitude, right? How does that work for you?
Why Every Leader Needs to Know About Mirror Neurons
There’s a scientific reason why other people’s emotions affect us so strongly, and, as a leader, it’s critical that you understand the reason: Mirror Neurons.
Love and Fear Are The Only Real Emotions
While we express ourselves through a wide range of feelings, there are really only two human emotions: Love and Fear. As women leaders, it can be very valuable to understand what this means!
Are You Leading with Your Head, Heart, or Gut?
Human beings have access to three kinds of intelligence: our rational minds (head), our emotions (heart), and our intuition (gut). The problem is that we are generally trained and encouraged to use only our heads or so-called rational thinking.
Judgment, Discernment, and Accepting Others
Fully and unconditionally accepting others is the surest path to fulfilling and meaningful relationships – and truly effective leadership.
So, why is it so hard?
“I Will Be Happy When…”
Today, we explore accepting our circumstances. When we tie our happiness to some future event or circumstance, we are denying ourselves to experience the possibilities of our current situation.
Radical Self-Acceptance Doesn’t Mean Abdicating Responsibility
(Part two of the Daring to Transcend™ January Theme: “Acceptance”) In last week’s blog, I talked...