My latest podcast featured an interview with Brenda Harvey, Managing Director of IBM Industrial. Piggybacking off of SHAMBAUGH Leadership’s new “Women Rise” research on women in the pipeline, Harvey and I talked about everything from the factors that are still holding women back in the workplace, to the importance of self-advocacy and how to develop a stronger […]
Why We Avoid Tough Talks—and How to Get Over It
A senior-level executive who I coached shared this story of the most difficult conversation she had ever had with an employee. This executive—let’s call her Mary—led an account team of junior managers, and the client asked for the removal of one of the managers—named “Mike”—from the account. When Mary tried to explain the situation to […]