One of the great debates in leadership theory: Is Leadership Situational or Normative? That is, should we as leaders adapt our style to suit the situation, as Goleman suggests (see the post…
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For leaders who struggle with being more directive of staff and achieving deadlines (and yes, this does happen at very senior levels in organisations), two readings may be of help….
How often does this happen to you? Somebody congratulates you on an achievement and for you this is “old news.” You have already moved on to focus on other things. …
‘If you defer to me and to my knowledge of leadership, you are limiting what you can learn and discover about your leadership to whatever it is that I understand….
One of us was worried that during maternity leave absence, her male colleagues might try to take over her job. “So I asked to come back from maternity leave after…
Victoria shared with the group some highlights from a survey that was featured in the Economist on the low numbers of women with a sponsor in their companies. The article…
What can companies do to best support and develop executive mothers? This question started with a discussion about talking with your manager. The group agreed that as hard as it…
When I was 32 and working in Manhattan, I was invited to a women’s dinner. It was my first women’s event ever—dinner at a sushi restaurant. We all had to…
The mission of The Executive Mums Forum is to build high impact, mutually supportive, co-coaching relationships for executive women. The Executive Mums Forum is a discussion group of 8 people…
