Dec 5, 20203 minFive Books That Will Help You Lead Better in 2021This year I set a 40-book reading challenge for myself. COVID-19 times certainly helped with freeing time for reading and I have some gre...
Mar 26, 20202 minFive Life Lessons From a Political PrisonerA former political prisoner shares five lessons for maintaining sanity and optimism during these turbulent times.
Mar 2, 20204 minWant Top Talent? Fix Your Hiring ProcessKey considerations when you are trying to interview and hire top players.
Dec 20, 20195 min What They Didn't Tell You About Performance Reviews and How to Prepare BetterPerformance evaluations are not always fair. Here are some strategies to maximize your outcomes.
Dec 9, 20195 minHow to Give Negative Feedback That Helps Others Improve?Performance feedback should be concrete and actionable. Many managers don't get it right. Especially when employees underperform.
Dec 5, 20194 minGrit is about passion and perseverance and this is how to cultivate themFour factors that lend themselves to enhancing grit: interest, practice, purpose, and hope.
Nov 26, 20193 minThe Myth Of The Corporate Superwoman We Need To DropI started noticing something strange about successful women in my network, working too hard to meet ever-increasing unreasonable demands.
Nov 26, 20197 minHow One Columbian Woman Is Breaking Cannabis Industry's Grass CeilingBibiana Rojas shares the story of her transition from pursuing a traditional career path to building and selling a cannabis company
Nov 26, 20194 minMaternal Bias: Brazil V. United StatesLaura had had a stellar career in a Brazilian financial services company. Until she reached her thirties and got married..
Oct 6, 20193 minWhat Makes One a Boring or an Interesting Conversation Partner?What makes some people boring and other interesting? 7 things to consider in your next interaction.
Oct 6, 20193 minPerfectionist? Don't Fall Into These Three TrapsPerfectionists put their best efforts into their work. This can be their Achilles heel. Three traps to pay attention to.
Aug 19, 20193 minAggressive or Leader? Managers Use Different Words to Describe Female EmployeesRachel, a seasoned executive in the natural resources industry, got promoted to an important role in her company, one of the very few women
May 8, 20192 minHow Do You Introduce Yourself To Others?"Hi, my name is Miriam Grobman. I'm a Russian-Israeli-American, in this order." This is how I introduce myself to others. I have been d...
Apr 25, 20193 minWhat Economists, Actors And Psychologists Teach Us About Executive PresenceHave you ever heard one of these comments from your bosses? "You're not ready for the next level yet. We can discuss this again next year...
Apr 25, 20192 minQuestions To Ask Yourself Before Giving A Leadership TalkHave you ever been to one of those conversations with a top executive, who, when asked to reflect back on his or her career, tells the au...
Mar 22, 20194 minWhat Companies Can Do Right Now To Recognize Their Female EmployeesThe topic of gender diversity is no longer new on most companies' agendas and many employees and mangers are starting to suffer from dive...
Mar 2, 20191 minPermanent Public Speaking Mode Can Help You Boost Your Executive PresenceAs you move up the ranks, the ability to speak in public and influence a bigger and more diverse set of individuals will become more crit...
Jan 13, 20192 minHow to Deal with Mansplainers Like a BossDo you know this feeling when you have spent months (or years) working on something and you are really the subject matter expert and then...
Dec 29, 20183 minHere's How Google's 10x Growth Methodology Can Be Used to Close the Gender Gap in LeadershipThis week I read a book called Measure What Matters: OKRs: The Simple Idea that Drives 10x Growth by John Doerr and initially, as I was r...
Dec 17, 20184 minThese 5 Books Expanded My Mind in 2018When I was little, I was a huge bookworm. Every week, my grandma would to take me to our neighborhood's library and by the time I reached...
