The Thanksgiving Table
Feeling grateful for you. Wherever you are in the world and whether or not you take part in celebrating Thanksgiving today, I am brimming over with feelings of gratitude for each of you and the myriad ways in which you have brightened and enriched my life. Thank you. Ready or not, the holidays are here. […]
The Only Competitive Advantage?
I spend a lot of my time thinking about culture change and helping large organizations achieve it. I focus as much as I do on this topic because of this: The only sustainable competitive advantage a company can have is its culture. In a world that is constantly changing, what kind of culture can provide […]
Women in BIO: The 50/50 Challenge: Projecting Confidence and Practicing Power as a Path Forward
MARCH 28, 2016 Registration open now: http://www.womeninbio.org/eventdetails.aspx?eventid=28141. About the program: Confidence matters at least as much as competence, but projecting confidence and power can be a challenging area for many women. whether due to a loud inner critic that we unconsciously allow to drive our choices and behavior, unhelpful speech patterns that diminish our personal […]
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM, PACIFIC NORTHWEST CHAPTER
MARCH 23 Things Partners Think Associates Know (…but They Don’t) A presentation by Kore Koubourlis over lunch at Perkins Coie in Seattle and Portland. Kore’s presentation be a lighthearted conversation on “Things Partners Think Associates Know (But They Don’t’)”. The presentation will cover gaps in understanding and expectations that create friction in the working relationship […]
Spring Forward with Women Leaders: Equity Programs that Work and How to Build One
MARCH 10, 2016 The statistics on the wage gap between women and men are well-documented and readily available – while the gender wage gap is narrowing, it’s narrowing at a rate that won’t bring us to the level of equal pay for men and women until after the half way point of this century. The […]
Leading Women in Technology : Wilpower 2016
Feb 22, 2016 Workshop: Projecting Credibility and Confidence Have you ever been told you need to develop more executive presence? We’ve all heard about it in one form or another – leadership presence, gravitas, power, credibility, confidence – but what do these words really mean and, more importantly, how do you demonstrate them? In this […]
Crazy Busy, Anyone?
At least ten times a day, people at work ask, “How are you?” And your pat response is … what? If you are like many people I know, “crazy busy” rolls right off your tongue without a second thought. Excuse me, People! Why are you doing this?? How many times have you said it […]
Professional Costume Play?
I woke up this morning to Lena Dunham cataloguing several decades of failed Halloween costumes in Lenny, the new edgy newsletter she puts out with Jenni Konner. I had a “me too” moment as I recalled my own early experiences dressing up for Halloween. Naturally, these included a long line of ballerinas, cutsie witches, and glamorous movie stars à […]
I Don’t Have a Role Model.
Everyone is talking about how finding sponsors, mentors, and role models is a key step on the road to winning the career rodeo. I can’t argue with the advice, but for a lot of us, there’s a big hitch: actually finding a suitable role model. Maybe you feel as though you are the only person […]
An Invitation to Speak
Have you noticed that there are people around whom things get said that matter? It’s as if their way of being in the world is a huge invitation to speak, to say what’s true…. Of course, there are also people who, simply by their way of being with others, close down the possibility of speaking. […]
