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Cut Your Meeting Time in Half!
Denise Brouillette
Do you notice that when you've got only 15 minutes to get something done, you do it? but if you've got an hour to do the same thing, it often ends up taking that long? Here are 7 tips for reducing some of those time-wasting 60-minute meetings to just 30. . . .
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When There's Conflict on Your Team
Denise Brouillette
There are five types of conflict situations that are the most prevalent at work. Recognizing the type of issue in your midst gives you the first step in managing it before it skyrockets into a full-blown problem. . . .
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Are You a PUSH or a PULL Leader?
Denise Brouillette
When you've got to get something done, and you don't have a lot of time in which to accomplish it, do you tend to lead with PUSH -- the just-get-it-done style? Or are you more likely to lead with PULL, the get-them-to-want-to-do-it approach? . . .
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Influence: Think in Terms of Three
Denise Brouillette
As we all know, when influencing, it's not always clear who all the players are. The person who ultimately gives you the green light is the obvious one. But what about those behind the scenes who, if not in the loop, can thwart even the best influence attempt? That's why when you think influence, the Moe-Curly-Larry mindset applies. Here are the three groups to consider . . .
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New company, new peers...feeling excluded
Denise Brouillette
What happens when you move to another group or company and your new male peers don't immediately invite you to be one of them? Read Emily's real-life situation and what we recommend. . . .
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Persuade Your Way Out of a Political Tight Spot
Denise Brouillette
Your boss has asked you to deliver feedback to someone. But because the feedback is from a third source and you don't have the specifics, and because others higher up are involved, you've got to persuade your boss to see this differently before it becomes a political mishap for both of you. Here's how . . .
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How Far Should You Trust A Colleague?
Denise Brouillette
A simple request from a new peer seems innocent enough until the information you've given him turns up in a high-level meeting and embarrasses your VP. See what happens when a "yes" should have been a "no." . . .
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Read the Political Landscape
Denise Brouillette
Politics is a game… a game of wits, a game of common sense, a game of strategy and no work environment exists without it. Given that there's no way around it, you might as well take an active role in it. Here are three basic ways you can do that. . . .
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What Happens When You Do the Uncomfortable?
It doesn't have to be rock climbing, but it might feel that way at the start! When you're looking to make changes in your life and you wonder how you're going to do it... challenge yourself to do one "uncomfortable" thing per day, and watch what happens. . . .
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The Sound-Bite Strategy for Getting Noticed
If you're tired of having to actively market your accomplishments at work and you want to be sure that the outstanding work you're leading gets cast in the right light to the right people, put a sound-bite strategy in motion. Here's how. . . .
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One Simple Rule for Every Meeting
You're leading a meeting. Then wham! within a second, someone's taken off with the agenda. Start every meeting with this one simple statement that'll keep any session heading where you want it to go. . . .
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Meetings Where Everyone Comes Prepared...
Even the couch potatoes on your team! How many meetings have you held where half the team comes ready to rock while the rest can't produce the right information for a productive hour? Want people to be more motivated to come prepared? Use our 4-part Accountability Grid that ensures involvement. . . .
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Goodbye On-The-Fly Agenda...Hello 4-Day Rule
Including others in crafting agendas is crucial but not at the expense of premium meeting time. You can run efficient and productive meetings and still have an inclusive agenda-building process when you use our Ending Meeting Madness 4-Day Rule. . . .
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Looking Confident Even If You're Not
Body Language, Part 1. You have a presentation, an interview, or an important meeting. You're well prepared, but you're feeling nervous. Here are 5 things you can do that will not only show confidence, they'll help you feel confident. . . .
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5 Tips for Creating a Lasting Impression with Your Handshake
By Barbara Muehr-Ellis, The Stylish Chick
One of the most important pieces of body language is your handshake, as one little handshake can set the tone for an entire conversation or determine whether or not you land that coveted speaking engagement...so you'd better make it good. . . .
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5 Tips for Looking Confidently Engaged
Body Language, Part 2. You're in a meeting with key leaders and you want to make an impression that conveys investment and confidence. Here are 5 tips for sending a clear message that you're in it to win it. . . .
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10 Career-Limiting Behaviors
Body Language, Part 3. You may think you have your non-verbals under control, but what if you don't? These 10 "what not to do" actions can send the wrong message and should be eliminated from your repertoire. . . .
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When "I'm Sorry" Isn't The Answer
Denise Brouillette
How often in a day do you apologize when you likely don't need to? Apology is the right thing when the situation calls for it. But for a number of women, "I'm sorry" is used to their disadvantage out of habit. Here are three examples of unnecessary apologies and what you can say instead. . . .
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Getting Past GO When You're Feeling Paralyzed
Got a project, either personal or for work, where you can't seem to get going? And thinking about what to do next has become a burden? Whether it's where to get started on a massive project, how to get yourself noticed by those who make decisions about your future, or ways to take better care of yourself, here's a quick way to make some headway today . . .
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You Can BE Small, Just Don't ACT Small
Many women make themselves unseen, unnoticed, out of sight - in a sense, invisible - every day, in every way, and in every business environment. Size isn't the issue; it's behavior. Many women laugh at themselves when they shouldn't, make self-deprecating comments, apologize when it's not necessary, and in the case I'm about to describe, literally make themselves look and seem insignificant! Educational level doesn't matter. It happens in the highest professional ranks as well as behind the counter at fast-food restaurants. . . .
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Get Heard When You Talk
Are you in meetings where you put out your ideas, suggestions and opinions, and someone else talks right after you, saying just about the same thing you just said, and they, not you, get the credit for the contribution? If yes, then you may need to take stock of how you're communicating. Here are 4 tips that can change that for you. . . .
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When Your Peer Hogs All The Airtime
What do you do when a peer takes up all of your meeting time with nothing but her agenda and side trips to nowhere? Here are 5 things you can do make sure that meetings with your peer no longer is wasted time for you. . . .
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When Your Employee and Your New Boss Are Friends
Your new boss just transferred back from an overseas assignment. He and your employee knew each other before he left 2 years ago. You've just found out that your employee's had a side meeting with him over drinks where she's filled him in on everything you and your group have been doing the past few months. What do you do? . . .
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Get Your Boss to See You As Promotable
Find out how you get your boss to see you as promotable when all he can say is that you're not ready to take on leading anything more than the one difficult team you already have reporting to you right now. . . .
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Are You Being Smooth-Talked Out of a Job?
You're a quiet star. The person you work with has the brain of a small dog, yet they're on the rise. How is that happening? Because they're smooth talkers; they know how to get people on their side. They're also street savvy; they've learned how to use the right words at the right time to get the right people on board with them. They take your ideas and those of a few select others, use them as their own, and in doing so, parlay their way to stardom. Here are 3 things you can do when you find yourself working with someone like this. . . .
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Can't Say No? Start By Buying Some Time
By Denise Brouillette
How many times in the last week, month or year have you said "Yes" to something, whether it's personal with a friend or professional with a colleague, when what you really want to say is "No?" And then you look at your over-committed life where you're going from morning 'till night for everyone else BUT you and you just want to scream? We've all been there. . . .
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Avoid Being a Layoff Casualty
by Elaine Fortier
We're in a severe downturn which, in turn, creates a fear-based economy. Avoid being a layoff casualty and secure your job for the future. And while we cannot guarantee that your job won't be eliminated, we can help keep YOU from being eliminated. . . .
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UCLA Study on Friendship Among Women
by Gale Berkowitz
There are good reasons why we at The Women's Edge in Leading™ believe in community among women. A landmark UCLA study suggests friendships among women not only keep us grounded both personally and professionally, but much more. You'll read it all in this article about the study. . . .
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Making Mental Room for the Vital Few
Denise Brouillette
Got so much on your spinning plates that you'd like to just toss the entire set of china out the window? You're not alone! Everyone's on overload, what with the economy in the state it's in and with more downsizing in vogue, the work of 10 is now piled on the plates of 4 or 5. What does that mean for you? . . .
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Finding Balance in a Life Filled with Multi-tasking and Perfectionism
by Denise Brouillette
Saying "yes" to too many things coupled with waiting until some unparalleled level of excellence is reached, are challenges that face a lot of women. The two are the cause of overstretched and stressed out lives that are uncontrollably out of balance, and result in the slow and painful death of visions -- of doing what brings us to life -- because there isn't time or pleasure left in our hearts to make it happen. . . .
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Ready for Change? Here's Some Advice
Denise Brouillette
Ready for change? Who isn't at some point in our careers. We look around at how fast the world is changing and we know we need to keep up with it if we want to stay on course with our lives. It's a dilemma because change doesn't always seem all that attractive. But it doesn't need to be that way if you know yourself well enough to understand how your change process works from the inside out. . . .
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Who Loses When Professional Women Leave Organizations?
Denise Brouillette
Everyone! Organizations today expect that their pipelines will continue to produce the requisite numbers for leadership at all managerial levels, including the executive suite. The reality is that the pipeline may be slowing to a trickle. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in Monthly Labor Review (02/04) reported that between 2006 and 2010 the U.S. population is projected to grow only 1.1% annually, and will continue to dip to a low 0.3% by 2030. With Baby Boomers reaching retirement . . .
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Are Professional Women Going After What They Want?
Results of our Research
After 3 decades of women feeling the pressure to go after C-level jobs and thus sending the glass ceiling to its long-anticipated demise, we wanted to know if the pursuit for the executive suite is real, or a myth the media are keeping alive on life support. We asked over 700 professional women in 8 major U.S. marekts in order to find out. Here's what they said . . .
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