There is no true “best” communication style, but it is true that men and women communicate differently in the workplace. And it’s often men that make the bigger impact because of this. If you’re a woman, it can feel sexist and old-fashioned. And it is. But it’s also something that’s rooted in society and, as a result, the workforce. That doesn’t mean you can’t try to shift the norms and break out of the cycle…
READ MORE >>Recently, I conducted a communication training session for a group of board members just as news of the turmoil at Uber began swirling. I felt the situation at the car-sharing tech giant was the perfect illustration of the urgent need for reputation management at the CEO level: Amidst allegations of sexism in the workplace, a board member of Uber complained that women serving on corporate boards leads to unnecessary chatter. As I summarized what happened…
READ MORE >>For many a solopreneur, small business owner, or side-hustler with a website, the choice of whether to start a blog or not has a simple answer – you have one. After all, that’s what people do with websites. Right? Sure. But keeping up with the blogging? Ah, now that’s a horse of a different color. Most people who have a blog will tell you it’s difficult to keep it current. That’s likely because most people…
READ MORE >>Death by a Thousand Clicks: When poor digital media practices slowly kill your reputation…one click at a time. Alert: Shameless Spark Plug coming at ya. Fun speaking gig at the newly minted Creative Mornings PKX in Portsmouth NH. Creative Mornings is a global morning lecture series for the creative community spear headed by NYC based Tina Roth Eisenberg of @swissmiss fame. They have 133 chapters around the globe all speaking on the same monthly theme. Our monthly theme…
READ MORE >>Players from the U.S. women’s national soccer team had a very busy week in the media. Last Thursday, there was plenty of buzz about five current players who filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against the U.S. Soccer Federation seeking wage equality with their male colleagues. Carli Lloyd, Megan Rapinoe, Rebecca Sauerbrunn, Hope Solo and Alex Morgan filed the complaint on behalf of the entire team. Then, only days later, Abby…
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