Many business women feel they get confusing messages from their organizations about how to become leaders. Recently, a woman client came to me for coaching because her boss told her that she needed to smile ...

Despite massive changes in the gender divide in modern business, women are still lagging behind their male counterparts in one key area. Salary. In most developed economies the gap is around about 20% and in ...

I’m all about authenticity, and authenticity is THE KEY to career and leadership success…. but it’s also a fact that “just being you” can backfire as a career strategy. I realized that this sounded like a ...

Are men naturally better at negotiating? Natalie Reynolds looks at the unconscious characteristics that might mean women sell themselves short. In my previous two articles on negotiation, I provided some insight into the common mistakes ...

For the last 5 years I have worked around the world training people how to negotiate more effectively, both in commercial and personal environments. For a wide range of clients I have exposed common negotiation ...

Being aware of our surroundings, showing sensitivity in certain situations, putting ourselves in others’ shoes – these all seem obvious things to do both in our professional and personal lives. But what is not so ...

Brazil’s recent loss in the World Cup semi-finals has been called “the worst World Cup loss in history”. It broke many records (number of goals scored in a semi-final, worst loss suffered by any host ...

The drop in the U.S.unemployment rate (from 6.3 percent to 6.1 percent) shows that things are looking up on the job front, but what about on the home front for two-career couples? Not so much. If ...

D’après une étude canadienne, plus les pères se consacreraient aux tâches ménagères à la maison, plus leurs filles choisiraient de faire carrière. Ces recherches démontrent qu’en matière d’égalité entre les hommes et les femmes, les ...

Women tend to think they’re nuts more than men. It’s a fact. We second guess ourselves all the time, even when we know we shouldn’t. Marcia’s advice to turn your “Am I crazy?” moments into ...

Women and men view women’s participation and communication in meetings differently, when both understand the other and move towards the middle, and women learn to speak up, change can happen. Women are often penalized for ...