Make Flex Time Work For You And Your Boss
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Read MoreAs a weekly contributor to Forbes for nearly the last two years, Lelia regularly shares her insights into career fulfilment, negotiation, and workplace dynamics for women. Her work had been translated into 6 languages and published in 13 countries.
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Working an altered schedule can give you greater control over how you spend your time.
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Read MoreInvariably, there’s a lot of chatter about resolutions this time of year. Every January we seem to have a collective epiphany about eating better, saving money, and getting in shape.
Real talk about resolutions: You probably won’t be a fundamentally different person in January than you are in July. So why do we all try to make a change at the same time, and why are the changes so often doomed to fail?
Read MoreBeing pregnant at work can be exhausting. My support network is both insightful and hilarious – advising me to “follow the koala”. I share their great advice and my experience with a particularly nosy post office customer.
Read MoreIt's often difficult to navigate the physical and emotional toll of a miscarriage when you’re back at work. But it doesn’t have to be or feel impossible.
Read MoreThese easy-to-implement tools from Allison Shapira will help you rapidly improve your speaking skills.
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Read MoreEffectively leveraging one job offer for another can be challenging, particularly for women. Here are the five steps
Read MoreReal talk about the intersection of feminism, race, and economic inequality with Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner.
Read MoreWhen scoping a consulting project, having insights into the client’s goals, budget, and expectations before you begin the conversation can be invaluable. Here’s the survey I use!
Read MoreThis simple process can help you land the client efficiently and ensure you don't leave money on the table.
Read MoreI recently composed a difficult professional email while on vacation with my family. As I read it aloud, my beloved aunt winced.
“You’re not going to write ‘y’all’ are you?,” she asked.
Short answer: “Hell yes, I am!”
Read MoreI sat down with 12 industry professionals to answer common questions and find out what it takes to become a successful speaker who works with speakers bureaus.
Read MoreFighting with big institutions can be exhausting. Here are the tools I use to achieve success.
Read More“I don’t need time, I need a deadline.” This Duke Ellington quote used to be my mantra. I’d find myself repeating it as a justification for the frenetic energy I brought to the last minute conclusion of every project. Duke Ellington was a respected leader in his field, I reasoned, so if he operated with this attitude, my own procrastination wasn’t a personal failing.
While some people enjoy the high levels of intensity and focus that can come from relying on deadlines, I’ve recently decided I no longer wanted to be motivated by an intense, often exhausting, push to the finish line.
These are the four questions I explored as I strategized about forging a different path.
Read MoreWhat happens when we think about what’s right with people rather than fixating on what’s wrong with them? Hint: it's good.
Read MoreThis sales script and process has made the sales process more enjoyable and effective.
Read MoreWhether you're dealing with a difficult client, colleague, or employer, these 4 strategies can help you say what you need to in a way that's compelling, authentic and more comfortable to you.
Read MoreAccessible, meaningful and realistic next steps to take action
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