The Positioning Gap

Small language shifts can transform your executive presence. Learn 7 ways to communicate with more confidence while staying true to yourself at work.

How to Transition from Manager to Director When the Corporate Ladder is Broken The corporate ladder is officially broken. Discover the two critical shifts managers must make to successfully transition into a Director role.  You are grinding away, working 60-hour …

Absentee Leadership – the Silent Saboteur Leadership is often lauded as the driving force behind a team’s success or failure. While much attention is given to aggressive styles, there is a silent saboteur that often flies under the radar: Absentee …

Out of Sight, Out of Promotion? Proximity bias is the unconscious tendency of leaders to favor employees who are physically close to them. In 2026, proximity bias is the new “glass ceiling.” While hybrid work was promised as a tool …

Understand the Common Biases That Undermine Performance Attribution We generally see women as less competent than men, so we tend to give them less credit for accomplishments and blame them more for mistakes. Here’s what to do. In corporate leadership, …

The Late Email Responder Every office has a late email responder. The person whose delay becomes a predictable part of the workflow. While they might believe silence signals they are high-status or “too busy” to be bothered, they are creating a …

The Silent Saboteur You’re leading a strategy session, ask for feedback, and a colleague gives you an enthusiastic thumbs-up. “I’m 100% behind this,” they say. You leave the room feeling like the team is aligned. But three days later, you …

What Teaching in a Maximum Security Prison Taught Me I teach marketing inside a maximum security prison, which comes with some unique challenges. This experience has reinforced one thing I’ve said all along. If you’re in marketing you know most …

Use the Right Level of Communication (It Matters More Than You Think) Most people focus on what they’re saying at work, but few people think about how they’re delivering it. The format you choose: video, phone, email, or text, sends …

Learn How to Lead Using Language Many people believe leadership comes with a title. Research suggests otherwise. Studies from MIT Sloan show that in ambiguous leadership situations, people often defer to perceived status rather than actual expertise. In other words, …

For me the ability to travel equals success Success doesn’t just happen. It’s not magic, luck, or some secret sauce only a few women get access to. It’s built. Decision by decision. Habit by habit. You don’t need to overhaul …