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What I Want Her to Know about Suicide

…er left behind my eyes. There is always more water. What I Learned Several years later I met with a wise elder and began to speak of my sadness. He gave me a book, Suicide and the Soul by James Hillman. Years later I got to meet the man who wrote the book. I love and cherish him. He is a wise man. He thinks with his mind and his heart. We spent the day together talking about life and beauty and art. The man had three cats. In his book, he explains…

June 10, 2012 10 Comments

Women in Leadership: Not Heard, Not Seen, Not Utilized

…we need positive role models of what female leadership looks like. Twenty years ago I consulted with the first female office of a 150 year old Fortune 500 manufacturing company. At that point, it was quite common for me to be the only woman in the room when I facilitated a meeting, so it was nice to connect with another woman. She once jokingly remarked to me that when she went to the restroom, she would look down when she zipped her pants. I was…

January 18, 2011 2 Comments

Altera Case Study

…& Consulting, helped me see that to achieve the change, people had to try new things and stop doing business the old way. Sounds easy, but the old way is what they knew, what they were comfortable with, and what made them and the company successful in the past. We were also taking down silos between units and power was shifting. Before key leaders, managers and employees would do this, we had to gain trust on two levels. First, they had to trust…

October 9, 2007 No Comments

How 3 Women Transform the C-Suite: a true story

…h the time and effort. Transformation at the C-suite After 6 months in her new role, Marie, SVP of new product development, shared her vision, goals and strategy at an executive team meeting. She did it differently, no power point, no handouts. Marie didn’t speak, Instead her 6-member team stood at various points around the room. They spoke in rounds, painting a picture of the future with word-images. They brought the vision to life with stories o…

July 20, 2018 2 Comments

Organizational Politics: Seducing the New Leader

…e, and higher than, oneself. Organizational Politics: A Short Tale Several years ago, Dave became Senior Vice President, Engineering, in one of my client companies. At the same time, Elizabeth was promoted from within to SVP Customer Service. The two leaders shared common values and a forward looking vision for the organization. A culture change was in the making. As the scent of change filled the air, organizational politics and dating requests s…

August 2, 2012 No Comments

Avoiding the High Cost of Executive Mis-Fits

…e and the prevailing findings from executive derailment research. The good news is that there are ways to predict and avoid hiring a poor fit as well as being alert to and addressing early warning signs of problems. Estimates of the financial cost of a single failed manager range from $1,000,000 to 2,700,000. This figure does not include golden parachutes; losses related to intellectual capital, the good will of the firm’s reputation, unmet busine…

August 21, 2009 4 Comments

Corporate Culture

Egghead Moves – Women in High Tech

…t older. Consider that when they leave home, we’re chomping at the bit for new and exciting challenges, perhaps as men of our same age are wishing to slow down and seeing a vision of their retirement years. Consider men and women as part of a relay team. Med are ready to pass the baton and women are ready to run with it. In the meantime, save the corporate freezer for other matters. 1. Global Self-Esteem Across the Life Span in Psychology and Agin…

October 20, 2014 3 Comments

How You Win Even When You Don’t – The Carm Cozza Story

…have to hear his story. His name is Carm Cozza and he coached Yale for 32 years. He just retired a couple of years ago.” “Yeah. . . I know who Carm Cozza is.” Doug’s eyes lit up. He was preaching to the converted. Although I had not read Carm’s book, “True Blue: The Carm Cozza Story”, I bought the rights sight unseen. I made a deal for Carm’s life rights and for Doug to write the screenplay. As with the vast majority of Hollywood projects, this o…

November 9, 2018 1 Comment

Women’s Leadership Program Delivers $6.5 Million

…there. To truly effect change and build confidence, people have to develop new habits, new pathways in the brain, by consistently practicing new skills. To that end, Rothstein Kass rolled out the Rainmakers program in conjunction with their ongoing business referral series, which introduces managers to potential sources of referral, then helps nurture these relationships through formal events. This dual approach brought together women from Rothste…

July 11, 2014 No Comments

Leading Culture Change: Four Delegation No Nos

…new members and the team more effective faster. He volunteers to onboard a new member and simultaneously design a process for onboarding other new members in the future. Your culture change vision is all about collaboration, and this team member is a collaborator. Seize the opportunity to fuel momentum. Get the team, and other teams, on a conference call. SHOUT about the on-boarding initiative. CONGRATULATE the person who stepped up. In a few week…

June 27, 2013 No Comments