It happens to the best of us. I worked with a programming executive whose solution to most everything was to eliminate people from meetings. He was convinced this was the source of leaks, which also happened to encumber his influence: too many cooks in the kitchen. How do you take a seat at the table…
What To Do When You Feel Excluded At Work
Meet A Mentor: Marjorie
Nearly 40% of our users work in technology. So I jumped at the chance to persuade Marjorie to join our mentor network. She is a former senior executive at Verizon where she developed, built, and operated new products and technologies with high performing teams. Today she serves on non-profit boards, advises startups, and inspires me…
Top 10 Questions To Ask A Mentor
Edittress is about editing stress. When you need help and don’t quite know how to ask, take a spin through our favorite questions below. Talk to somebody who’s been there today… 10. Someone told me what somebody else said about me. It wasn’t nice. Now what? 9. I can’t get a word in without…
The Art Of Slowing Down
With everything available at the click of a button (including mentorship!), it’s no wonder we have a hard time slowing down. And of course that’s exactly when we must. Here are my favorite videos for bridging the gap. Powers of Ten I first saw in this movie on a big screen at the McDonald Observatory…
Inspired By: Lucille Ball
One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn’t pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself. The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. How I Love Lucy was born? We…
Dealing With Guilt And Shame At Work
Trying to tackle this subject, I can’t help picturing that image from Game of Thrones when a decidedly unforgiving character Cersei Lannister is forced to walk through the town square naked while the community and nuns alike shout, “Shame!” at her. It was so explicit, yet so real. Those feelings reminded me of office politics…
What To Say When You Need More Time
Time is precious. Even more so when you don’t have an answer! Try our top 10 favorite lines next time you’re in a jam… 10. Can I get back to you tomorrow? 9. Let me look into that. 8. Would you mind if we take a bio break? 7. I don’t know. Let me find…
Inspired By: Ella Fitzgerald
Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong. It isn’t where you came from, it’s where you’re going that counts. I’m very shy, and I shy away from people. But the moment I hit the stage, it’s…
Surviving High Pressure Meetings And Other Gotcha Moments
My last boss would corral his team approximately one week before a big meeting. We would pull together and organize multiple binders full of data, anticipating any and all questions. He had a deep fear of what we dubbed the “gotcha moment” favored by the CEO at the time. I don’t think this particular CEO…