Monthly Archives: February 2015

Feminists have never been ugly, mommies never had a war and no one can have it all

That’s a brief summary of the blog posted today on Big Think.  Looking forward, we need to look back as well with a critical eye — realizing that a lot of myths and pseudo-events have interfered with women’s progress and … Continue reading

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They Don’t Get It, Do They? (Re-released on Kindle)

In 1995, I published They Don’t Get It, Do They? Closing the Communication Gap Between Women and Men after writing “The Memo Every Woman Keeps in Her Desk” – a Harvard Business Review reprint bestseller. In both cases, the purpose … Continue reading

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Smart Courage at Work

Some years back I published a case in the Harvard Business Review, “The Memo Every Woman Keeps in Her Desk.”  It became a reprint bestseller.  A young woman, working for fictitious Vision Software, drafted a memo to send to the … Continue reading

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One Lean In Tip Women/Graduates Should Reconsider

There is no such thing as a negotiation or conflict strategy good for all occasions.  To the extent that people can work collaboratively, there are several benefits.  Among them is the tendency for people to stick to a solution that … Continue reading

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“Is There Another Way To Say That?”

This is one of my favorite phrases, as my children will attest, for letting someone know that the way they’ve said something could be interpreted to their disadvantage.  Perhaps the person is in an irritable mood.  He or she snaps … Continue reading

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