Do you date someone with whom there is no chemistry because they receive a checkmark in every category on your spreadsheet? It’s easy to do when you are prone to lead with your head. When your friend tells you that it is silly to apologize because it won’t be appreciated, do you still do it … Read more
I didn’t know it would be a statement. But after my sexist colleagues began responding, I wore it daily as a badge of honor. The path to becoming an executive is tough for women in all sorts of industries. But when I started my career, I decided to make it even tougher on myself. I … Read more
When managing people you’ll notice that when you assign a task, people tend to tackle it differently. For some, their ‘go-to’ way of working is to focus on one thing at a time while others want to see all the information before beginning. They like to look for correlations in the material while their counterparts … Read more
There are moments in life when we pause to reflect. For me, receiving the professional honor of being inducted into the Hall of Fame of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women was just such an opportunity. After decades of working hard and focusing on my goals, I finally took a moment to look back on … Read more
There was a movie a number of years ago called ‘Mean Girls’ that personified fights amongst teenage girls as wild animals clawing each other to get to the top. While this might appear to be an adolescent issue fueled by inexperience, hormonal changes, and trying to find an identity, the issue of mean girls, does … Read more
Things have changed a lot – feminism has become popular and is no longer the ‘f’ word. In March 2016, a group of high profile women spoke on a Canadian Club of Toronto panel to discuss gender barriers in business. When asked if they were feminists each refused to stand up and be counted. One … Read more
Men are being told to boost their EQ and feel empathy. But a great many already do — they just need permission to unleash it. These days, a lot of the conversation around leadership suggests that women are more likely to bring emotional intelligence to the table in a work environment, while men are relatively … Read more
Have you ever been tickled and while squealing with delight you begged for it to stop? While you may not have realized it at the time, you were holding two conflicting thoughts at once, which is an evolved way of thinking. In spite of the fact that it’s much easier to be polarized, increasingly we … Read more
It started with women wearing pink hats on marches and moved to women wearing black dresses on the red carpet…while many don’t know what to make of this; it is creating a greater narrative which can’t be denied. Change is a foot and society is viewing women through a new lens which is bringing them … Read more
It’s February, the month we associate with love and relationships. Both are more successful when the parties have a healthy dose of emotional intelligence (EQ), defined as the ability to manage your emotions and the emotions of others. EQ is also a key leadership skill improving relationships at work. People with high EQ are not … Read more
