The jury may still be out on whether we're in a recession, but the job market has already begun to soften. You can see the first cracks exactly where you would expect. At Robin Hood, for example, where they recently cut 23 percent of the workforce, you can draw a straight line between staff reduction and a reduction in market confidence. We all know inflation is changing the … [Read more...]
Queens of the Entrepreneurial Jungle: Harnessing the Power of a Legit Mindset
Ready to make your mark on the biz world, boss ladies? A legit mindset is a key to success for female entrepreneurs. This state of mind is focused, driven, and unapologetically confident. It's about embracing your inner boss babe, trusting your skills, and is determined to turn your vision into a success. So, let's get started and show the world what we're made of! Ladies, … [Read more...]
The Crisis of Managing Generation Z
A good friend asked me recently, “What’s the single most debilitating thing facing the generation entering the workforce?” My fast answer: critical thinking. With managing emotions a close second. I’m not a generations researcher by career focus. I wound up studying this in response to a growing number of befuddled clients – and apparently most CEOs in Davos last month, asking … [Read more...]
How AI Can Close the Equality Gap for Women in the Workplace
In 2022, less than a third of corporate leaders at the VP level or higher were women, according to Women in the Workplace 2022 by McKinsey and LeanIn.org. In the study, 48% of women cited a lack of opportunities to advance as the key reason they moved on from their jobs. The barrier for women to achieve leadership roles has consistently been higher than for men. New … [Read more...]
How to Promote Diversity, Equity and Inclusion During the Onboarding Experience
Creating an effective onboarding program requires a delicate balance. On the one hand, uniformity is key to onboarding, as you want to create coherence by ensuring consistent messaging and training practices across all new hires. At the same time, onboarding practices need to account for differences in gender, race, age, and ability to ensure that all employees feel welcome and … [Read more...]
Are You Teaching Your Kids to Be Poor, Rich or Wealthy?
Along with sex and religion, money is one of the most taboo subjects. We are encouraged not to talk about it. And with that, we tend not to learn about how it works and end up not enjoying it even when we have it. And this is what we often unthinkingly pass on to our children. Kids tend to pick up their parents’ points of view about everything, including money and finance. So, … [Read more...]
Moms and Managers, Adjust Your Expectations (Without Lowering Your Bar)
When you’re a mom and a manager, you can’t help but look at the calendar year with a sense of anxiety. You have to hit your business performance goals while keeping everything running smoothly at home. No pressure, right? As a mom of three young children and a leader of numerous direct reports, I’d love to say that I’ve found the perfect way to balance all my responsibilities. … [Read more...]
Freeing Yourself from the Scroll – How to Use Social Media and Live Your Life
Many of us have an intense love/hate relationship with social media. There are things to learn and great content to consume — but man, you can scroll for a solid 45 minutes in what feels like a blink of an eye. How do we help ourselves reap the benefits of social media (even just the laughs) without frittering away too much of our time at the expense of actually living? Here … [Read more...]
Why Business Startup Founders Should Take a Midday Break Every Day
After a morning of back-to-back meetings, whether in person or virtual, my mind is ready to explode, while my brain needs to recharge. Throughout my career, when I worked in New York City or at a startup in Silicon Valley years ago and on through today, I’ve made it a priority to eat lunch at my desk and schedule time to exercise in the middle of the day. Whether my daily … [Read more...]
Stop Spamming the Media – Why It’s Time to Re-evaluate Your PR Strategy
The media landscape is in a constant state of change, and your PR strategy should be changing with it. Does your PR strategy consist of emailing your local TV newscasters every time your business launches a new product? Do you wonder why you haven’t received a single email response, or worse, your company was covered in the media and it resulted in no new leads, no spike in web … [Read more...]