This week, I caught up with a woman I used to manage, Julie. Julie confessed that, since she transitioned to reporting to my successor, she has been struggling. She feels my successor does not engage much and expects things from Julie that do not make sense to her. Worse, she feels that doing those things […]
How to Manage Work Stress with Mindfulness
I received a request from a reader (yes, you can email me questions here!) about managing stress at work. The reader, Jenn, is experiencing a lot of work stress right now given the changes at her company. In addition, she has a new baby at home. Jenn feels her stress results in mistakes at work, […]
How to Ace a Phone Interview
A few months into every year, I feel like my team always has people moving on to new positions or companies. This turnover always leaves me in “hiring mode” in the Spring. As such, I am conducting a lot of interviews now. Increasingly, these are phone interviews rather than in person. There are a few […]
How to Use Imposter Syndrome to Benefit Your Career
While most of the employees I mentor are women, last week a male colleague — Charles — reached out to me about applying for a management role. He didn’t think he was prepared to be a manager. Charles is currently in an interim management position covering for someone on maternity leave. He felt like he […]
Confessions of a Type A Personality
Last week, I was talking to someone about my blog. When I mentioned it is called “Mrs. Type A,” he was very confused; he had never heard of the term “Type A” before. So, I found myself explaining a Type A personality, as well as what it meant to live with that personality. I suspect […]