The Real Reason People Don’t Take You Seriously at Work
I didn’t come from money. Neither of my parents had corporate jobs. So when it came to figuring out how to be taken seriously at work, I had no instruction manual. I may have missed out on debriefing unwritten workplace rules over family dinners, but I had something else going for me: a relentless curiosity […]
How to Think on Your Feet at Work When You’re Caught Off Guard
Nobody likes being put on the spot. Learning how to think on your feet is a skill seasoned professionals regularly ask me about. They worry they’ll ramble, hedge, or sound defensive when a question comes out of nowhere. As a workplace psychology expert and executive coach, I’ve spent the past 15 years helping leaders at […]
What’s Your Professional Power Position? Where Confidence Meets Influence
For over a decade, I’ve helped professionals navigate workplace dynamics through my books, coaching, and teaching. What I’ve discovered through this work is a pattern that keeps emerging. Many thoughtful, capable people have strong self-awareness but still struggle to translate that into tangible career results. After my first book, Trust Yourself, came out, I noticed something […]
