“But I don’t want to have to act like a man.” This is a comment I get on my TikTok videos frequently. My videos are focused on helping women improve their spoken, written, and body language in order to be more assertive in the workplace, and I’m finding there is a lot of fear around … More How Women Can Be Assertive Without Acting Like a Man
There are a lot of marketing, social media, and leadership books out there, and trust me, they aren’t all good. If you’re getting started in any of these fields, or if you’ve recently been promoted to a leadership role, let me cut through some of the noise for you and recommend some solid books with … More Top Six Marketing and Leadership Books that Influenced Me
Did you know people believe your body language more than the words you say? Studies show that your words make up only 7 percent of the message you send and the rest is non verbal, a combination of what they see and the tone you use. If your body language is sending a conflicting message, … More Body Language in the Workplace: How to Project Confidence
Women, you know the drill. You have a question for your boss or a coworker so you lead with an apologetic “I’m sorry to bother you” before asking. Someone is standing in your way at the grocery, or in the hallway, and you say “I’m sorry” as you pass them or as they move aside … More How to Stop Apologizing and Start Leading
This is a leadership lesson from a spider. Stay with me. Throughout most of the summer, I’ve had a spider building a web on the driver’s side mirror of my car. While I’m not driving as much these days, I am still driving between 30 minutes to an hour a couple times per week. Each … More More than Talent: Career Success Takes Perseverance
Although things are improving, women continue to be underrepresented at every level in the workplace. A 2019 study by Women in the Workplace shows that women hold only 21 percent of C-Suite level positions and 38 percent of management positions. Much of this is due, of course, to bias, both conscious and unconscious, at every … More Mistakes Women Make in the Workplace That Hold Them Back
One of the most challenging aspects of running social media for a large organization can be coordinating and facilitating communications between departments in the company. It’s easy for the social media manager to become siloed, or, if you don’t have buy-in from all departments, it can be difficult or impossible to get the information you … More How to Take Leadership of your Company’s Social Media Strategy
Words have power. The words you choose can either bring strength to your communication or dilute it, removing power and lessening the impact. Very often we choose, either deliberately or subconsciously, words that undermine our own messaging as a way to be “polite” or “less threatening.” Instead, we end up being taken less seriously, or … More Four Easy Ways to Improve Your Email Communications
Successful social media communities require strong leadership behind a careful, organized strategy. If you’ve decided to invest in a social media consultant, analyst, strategist, or anyone else with the word “social media” in their title, keep in mind these thoughts as you move forward with executing your plan. Here are my tips for how to … More How to Work With a Social Media Manager
As we wind down 2019, I, like always, resolve to read more in the coming year. If you’re looking to do the same, I’m sharing my own list of books I read, and recommend, in 2019 in no particular order. Note: I joined a ladies’ book club this past year, so many of the titles … More 2019 Book Recommendations