Asking doesn’t come easy for most. But if you don’t ask for want you want you won’t get what you want. If you are not prepared to be visible and vocal you won’t be successful. To avoid having to ask we convince ourselves that we shouldn’t have too, believing that our work speaks for itself and [...]

You know that networking is necessary for success. You’ve heard more than once that it’s not only what you know it’s who knows you. So it is not surprising that during the competitive months in the job market you have also heard that companies are only hiring those referred to them. You have probably also [...]

Three keys to maintain personal productive during change There are several strategies to smooth the road through change but you will read only three in this online article. Manage Uncertainty Minimizing ambiguity and filling in the unknowns will be an addition to your daily responsibilities if not a full time job. With so much change C-level executives will [...]

Much has been written about leadership, focusing mostly on attributes, usually explained as some combination of intelligence, initiative, confidence and vision. But this may be only half the story…or less even. Some of the newest, most cutting-edge research integrates existing research with evolutionary analysis. This analysis involves a simple premise that what is adaptive survives over [...]

You can experience more success if you start with a positive attitude. With a positive attitude and a positive perspective, you will do the things you need to do to get the result you want regardless of the struggle. Grab some paper and let’s bring success your way. Change your input to change your attitude. Success requires [...]

Sarah, a 56-year-old woman who has been working in Silicon Valley for more than 25 years, attended a recent Anita Borg Institute TechLeaders Power and Influence Program. During the final exercise, she turned to me and asked, “Have men known these things all along?” When I nodded yes, she frowned and returned to doing calculations [...]