Starting a new job can be nerve-wracking, especially if it’s your first one ever. There are so many questions.  Will you get along with your co-workers? Will you be successful? Will you like your boss? What’s the best lunch spot nearby? The first days are full of anxiety, nerves, and questions; mistakes inevitably happen.  And, […]

Our brains are powerful tools that can be used to achieve great things. Think about it- everything we do as humans start as a thought. The greatest human achievements were only ideas before manifesting into a reality. This begs the question: can we think ourselves into a better life? Can our outlook on things really […]

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I have a top 10 list of the Worst Work Women in the World. Linda Tripp hovers right at the top of that list. You remember Linda, don’t you? She befriended a young White House intern named Monica Lewinsky. Monica had the unfortunate experience of becoming a household name after the illicit details of her […]

In a recent article I wrote, No I Don’t Want to Mentor You. Let Me Tell You Why, I chronicled a list of reasons why the mentor-mentee relationship can be difficult. The response to the piece was overwhelmingly positive. However, there were a few folks that were uncomfortable with the tone of the article. They said […]

When you’ve been working as an executive as long as I have, you are often approached to be a mentor. Behind closed doors, my friends and I swap stories about mentees that have gotten those requests all wrong. There are a few fatal conditions that are death to a successful mentor-mentee relationship. Let me pull […]

Woohoo, you did it! You've got the job and now you're wondering what to do next. Well we've got some great advice for starting with a new organization. Bonnie Scherry discusses first steps when starting your new job. Judy Le gives her take on establishing credibility at a new company. Khaliah Guillory talks about the […]