I have a confession to make. I am a podcast junkie. Podcasts for me, especially in the pandemic, has served as an escape but also a form of “infotainment.” It has largely replaced listening to music, and honestly, I am not sure how I feel about that. But I digress. My favorite podcasts represent a […]
The Top Secrets To Balancing Career And Family
It can be very difficult for a woman who works to balance a career and family. When work becomes demanding, women in leadership roles have to find a way to remain committed to their career while also making their family a priority above all else. It isn’t enough to hire a nanny to help take […]
Women: How To Define Your Value In The Workplace
If you are a woman actively building your career but struggling to get the next promotion you may need to change your perspective from results to value. As women, we are quick to undermine, diminish and give up our value. Why is that? Patti Newcomer, accomplished leader working for Blue Chip companies says, “Women’s struggle […]
Five Things To Look For In A Nanny
When I had my first two babies, I was very much “anti-nanny.” I had friends and co-workers who had nannies and I saw that in some cases, their children were more attached to their nanny than their mom or dad. That was my biggest fear. I was afraid of that happening to me, not to […]
For Busy Moms: How To Maintain Your Friendships
If you are a busy mom like me with an intense work schedule and even more intense kid schedules, you have to prioritize. In terms of priority, the “me” items tend to drop off the list first. “I am going to make it to the gym today…but someone needs a ride somewhere, oh well maybe […]
Tackling Gender Imbalance In The Water Industry
I had the opportunity to talk with Tom Freyberg about the Brave Blue World project to talk about the goal to deliver water services throughout the world. And I got to talk about my personal story about how I went from a chemical engineer to a career I’m passionate about – water. It was also […]
My 10 Favorite Leadership Quotes To Inspire Women
We can all use a little inspiration every now and then. Especially my women counterparts in leadership roles who are jumping over hurdles to advance their careers. I read an article on Forbes about the biggest challenges women leaders face and I can relate to every bullet point. The ones that really hit home were: […]
Master Automation And Save Time With This Simple Tool
When you hear the word “automation” what comes to mind? Robots in an assembly line making cars? A server farm? A combine running through a field? Yeah me too. I bet things like laundry, communications to management and car maintenance did not come to mind. Guess what, you can automate those things too and when […]
Get The Most Out Of These Brilliant Tools To Communicate With Your Team
No one expected we would be going through a pandemic that would change our lives and that we would be working from home because of it. And yet here we are. The business world is like the entertainment industry. Regardless of what is going on around us, the show must go on. There are still […]
Five Ways To Make A Work Trip Not Become A Guilt Trip
Seth Rogan and Barbra Streisand co star in a 2012 film called The Guilt Trip. If you haven’t seen it the story is about a mother-son relationship that grows through the backdrop of a road trip. The doting mother puts her son on a pedestal while the son puts her down until he discovers she […]
