Germane Insights Blog

Leadership and Gender – Why It Matters and How It's Changing

The window of opportunity to free women and men from the confines of gender stereotypes is opening now.
This is Part 1 of a two part series. The first segment highlights why gender matters in leadership and how gender based obstacles to enjoying success in leadership and in life are changing. Part 2 addresses the three most important things women can do to earn top leadership roles in business and remove gender based barriers.

July 2, 2009 4 Comments

Consultants and Coaches and Shrinks – Oh My!

Lack of clarity about the differences between executive/organizational consulting, executive coaching, and executive psychotherapy is confusing and can lead executives to ask for and receive the wrong services only to discover that their expectations are not being met, there is no improvement, or worse, conditions deteriorate. When the coach attempts to deal with a problem that requires the expertise of a mental health professional serious consequences and ethical issues can arise. In the end, the lack of clear differentiation between consulting, coaching and psychotherapy harms the coaching and consulting professions.

June 22, 2009 No Comments

Life's Transitions

Space in the Nest for Blueberry Bushes – Emptying the Nest Part 2

After dropping Baby Boy at college, we drove away in an aimless fog. The trip had been carefully planed through this point – then no

June 18, 2009 2 Comments

Time Magazine: Women Will Rule Business

“The female management style is not soft, it’s lucrative.” Find out what Time magazine says about why women will rule in business. May 2009.

June 10, 2009 No Comments

Getting the Most from Men-toring

Mentoring is among the most effective approaches to professional development and career advancement. Ask most senior managers and executives what helped them get where they are, and they will probably include a significant mentor. Women who have male mentors, however, often do not gain the same benefits from these relationships as do their male colleagues. Read why not and find out how to address the problems.

June 4, 2009 No Comments

An Entrepreneur's Journey – Building a $3.5 Million Business and Discovering Her Lost Self

I’ve been wanting to introduce Carrie H. Johnson since reading the manuscript of her book From the Pits to the Palace – the story of her

May 20, 2009 No Comments

Road map to the Executive Suite – A Woman's Guide to the Art of Self Promotion

Professional women, even those in senior roles, typically fall short when it comes to promoting their successes. Women who aspire to leadership roles will realize their goals sooner if they share information about their achievements.

April 28, 2009 1 Comment

A Working Mother's Guilt Relieved

Are you a Mom and a Professional? Do you suffer guilt over not being a better Mom – whatever that means to you? Well my 15 year old son has some words of wisdom to pass along and relieve some (perhaps all?) the guilt you might be feeling.

April 20, 2009 21 Comments

Celebrating Mothers Day – Leadership Lessons from Mothers of Presidents

For mother’s day Germane Insights celebrates two wise women who taught their not-yet-president sons important lessons on leadership. The first young man, Abraham Lincoln, grew up

April 14, 2009 No Comments

Work-Life Out of Balance? Try Flow Instead.

Work-Life balance is a myth for most people. So let’s reframe the question. How can work refuel us and help us engage more fully in other parts of our life?

April 9, 2009 No Comments