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Five Books That Will Help You Lead Better in 2021
This year I set a 40-book reading challenge for myself. COVID-19 times certainly helped with freeing time for reading and I have some...
Dec 5, 20203 min read


Five Life Lessons From a Political Prisoner
A former political prisoner shares five lessons for maintaining sanity and optimism during these turbulent times.
Mar 26, 20202 min read


Want Top Talent? Fix Your Hiring Process
Key considerations when you are trying to interview and hire top players.
Mar 2, 20204 min read


What They Didn't Tell You About Performance Reviews and How to Prepare Better
Performance evaluations are not always fair. Here are some strategies to maximize your outcomes.
Dec 20, 20195 min read


How 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 8, 20195 min read


Grit is about passion and perseverance and this is how to cultivate them
Four factors that lend themselves to enhancing grit: interest, practice, purpose, and hope.
Dec 5, 20194 min read


The Myth Of The Corporate Superwoman We Need To Drop
I started noticing something strange about successful women in my network, working too hard to meet ever-increasing unreasonable demands.
Nov 26, 20193 min read


How One Columbian Woman Is Breaking Cannabis Industry's Grass Ceiling
Bibiana Rojas shares the story of her transition from pursuing a traditional career path to building and selling a cannabis company
Nov 26, 20197 min read


Maternal Bias: Brazil V. United States
Laura had had a stellar career in a Brazilian financial services company. Until she reached her thirties and got married..
Nov 26, 20194 min read


What 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 min read


Perfectionist? Don't Fall Into These Three Traps
Perfectionists put their best efforts into their work. This can be their Achilles heel. Three traps to pay attention to.
Oct 6, 20193 min read


Aggressive or Leader? Managers Use Different Words to Describe Female Employees
Rachel, a seasoned executive in the natural resources industry, got promoted to an important role in her company, one of the very few women
Aug 19, 20193 min read


How 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...
May 7, 20192 min read


What Economists, Actors And Psychologists Teach Us About Executive Presence
Have 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...
Apr 25, 20193 min read


Questions To Ask Yourself Before Giving A Leadership Talk
Have 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...
Apr 25, 20192 min read


What Companies Can Do Right Now To Recognize Their Female Employees
The topic of gender diversity is no longer new on most companies' agendas and many employees and mangers are starting to suffer from...
Mar 22, 20194 min read


Permanent Public Speaking Mode Can Help You Boost Your Executive Presence
As you move up the ranks, the ability to speak in public and influence a bigger and more diverse set of individuals will become more...
Mar 2, 20191 min read


How to Deal with Mansplainers Like a Boss
Do you know this feeling when you have spent months (or years) working on something and you are really the subject matter expert and then...
Jan 13, 20192 min read


Here's How Google's 10x Growth Methodology Can Be Used to Close the Gender Gap in Leadership
This 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...
Dec 29, 20183 min read


These 5 Books Expanded My Mind in 2018
When 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...
Dec 16, 20184 min read
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