How to Project Confidence In Interviews – Even When You’re Not Feeling It
By Ann Kaiser, Career Coach, Annkaiser.com I’m a career coach and PR Director in New York City who’s recently found myself interviewing again after becoming one of the millions laid off during the coronavirus pandemic. Although these layoffs are the result of a pandemic and not performance, it can understandably leave one’s confidence a little […]
3 Questions That Will Help You Define Your Leadership Brand
Is it easy for you to answer the question, “What’s your leadership brand?” If it’s fuzzy for you, you’re not alone. Being able to clearly articulate who you are as a leader can help you inspire and influence others. We believe three factors help you identify your unique value proposition: 1. What are you good […]
8 Strategies To Stay Visible While Working Remotely
Do you find it difficult to communicate your value in a way that doesn’t feel self-promoting? For many of us, particularly women leaders, it can feel more comfortable to let our results speak for themselves rather than sharing our accomplishments directly. This can backfire in the best of circumstances, but is particularly risky now. How […]
10 Common Habits that Minimize Your Leadership Presence
No matter how capable you are, the way that others perceive you and your value will largely be determined by how you present yourself. Oftentimes we unknowingly undermine our value by the way that we speak, the words we use and our body language. The first step to remedying this is to bring awareness to […]
Strengthen your Immune System with One Simple Practice: Journaling Prompts for Women Leaders
COVID-19 has forced many of us to slow down, significantly alter our daily routines and hunker down at home. For the “doers”, the “fixers”, and the “go-go-goers” among us, the knowledge that you’re most helpful in fighting the pandemic when you’re social distancing at home can leave you feeling stir-crazy and powerless. When things feel […]
How to Practice Resilience as a Woman Leader
Resilience, or the ability to experience stress and maintain equilibrium and to recover quickly from difficulties, is an essential quality that high-performing women leaders must cultivate to advance and thrive in today’s fast-paced workplace. It sets you apart as someone to trust during turbulent times. It allows you to embrace change and quickly adapt. […]
3 Tips to Manage Stress During COVID-19 for Women Leaders
These are scary times. So what can we do to manage the uncertainty? First of all, just BREATHE. It sounds so simple, but when we’re stressed out we tend to take shallow, quick breaths. Taking the time for 5 deep breaths will calm our central nervous system down and allow us to think more clearly […]
Are Your Beliefs Serving You?
Today we want to let you in on a life-changing secret: Your beliefs shape your results. How does this happen? It starts with our beliefs. For example, one of our clients (who we’ll call Sharon) was a woman leader with a very strong belief in the value of working hard and always doing your best. […]
How to Bounce Back from Burnout
Burnout is a state of mental, emotional, and physical exhaustion resulting from chronic workplace stress that hasn’t been successfully managed. Symptoms of burnout include: Feelings of cynicism, apathy or detachment from work. Impaired concentration; lack of creativity + productivity. Increased levels of emotional reactivity. Persistently feeling physically and/or emotionally drained. Physical symptoms like stomach aches, […]
How to Say No (Without Guilt) for Women Leaders
Raise your hand if you’ve ever said yes to something you really didn’t want to do out of obligation or guilt. Yeah, us too. It can be difficult to say no to opportunities or invitations when you’re afraid of disappointing someone or feel that your reasons for saying no aren’t valid. On the other hand, […]
