Barbie is the Courageous Leader We’ve Always Known
Cindy Solomon
October 13, 2023
As Barbie puts it, “it’s literally impossible to be a woman.” The parallels to leadership here are uncanny.
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5 Onboarding Techniques That Will Double Your New Hire Retention
Cindy Solomon
July 31, 2023
Today, successfully onboarding a new employee is about jumpstarting and nurturing an emotional connection … to the work, the team, and the organization.
How to Stop the Doom Spiral and Get Back to Work
Cindy Solomon
April 11, 2023
When everything feels equally urgent, how do we parse what deserves our attention and block out everything else?
Why Dawn Staley is My Courageous Leader of the Week
lfredreg
March 13, 2023
Dawn Staley is a courageous coach who observes, analyses, and trusts her players to do what they came there to do. Which, on Sunday, was winning the SEC championship.
Annual Reviews Don’t Have to Suck
Cindy Solomon
January 24, 2023
There are so many myths and misperceptions around annual reviews, nobody has been able to figure out how to do them effectively. So we just keep doing them badly.
Let’s Take Salary Discussions Out of the Closet
Cindy Solomon
October 24, 2022
It’s almost 2023. Women in every industry still have to fight for the titles and pay their male counterparts are given automatically. We can’t wait any longer for “the system” to change.
What Lizzo Taught Me about Power and Influence
Cindy Solomon
July 12, 2022
We all wield power and influence in our own lives both personally and professionally. Lizzo’s actions remind us to ask ourselves if we are using these benefits of leadership wisely.
A Primer on Post-Screw Up Emails
Cindy Solomon
April 5, 2022
As leaders, we make mistakes. In the end, the details of our mistakes don’t really matter much. What matters is the recovery, which gets less media coverage but pays off in the long run.
A Masterclass in the Art of Saying “No.”
Cindy Solomon
November 8, 2021
Protecting our schedules (and our sanity) isn’t as simple as learning clever or snarky ways to graciously decline an invite here and there. Learn the art of saying “no.”
4 Things Carli Lloyd Can Teach Us About Leading
Cindy Solomon
November 1, 2021
People who become superstars are obsessed with what they do. Carli is no exception. She was singularly focused on training hard, getting opportunities to play with the best, and using those opportunities to perfect her craft.
