Wondering how you can achieve more at work?  I was intrigued by this study of six companies which shows that 21% of managers without formal power send redundant messages — for example, an email message after a face-to-face meeting — compared with just 12% of managers who have formal power.  Read More

If you’ve ever been responsible for establishing employee development programs, conferences or leadership offsites, you’ll know just difficult it can be to find fantastic, out of this world, leading-edge service providers.  In a sea of social media and spin, my vast network send me calls for help every day – by email, LinkedIn, twitter and the sphinxx website - all looking for advice about who they should hire for their own professional development needs, or to supplement their in-house women's programs. Read More

Doh!  I hate it when my links don't work - which a number of you have been happy enough to point out.  So here is Victoria's travel check list link again...  Some of you already know the lovely Victoria Ugarte from Postcards from Millie - she's a long time friend of sphinxx and her passion is about travel, and bringing the best itineraries, travel tips and resources to you.  I love Victoria's blog and thought her tip of the week - a travel packing checklist for women you can download for free - was just the trick for me.  Read More

And no surprise, women spend almost triple the time parenting, and a little less taking care of ourselves. This graph represents the average hours per week. Does this fit with your week? I know I work a great deal more then 27.3 hours, but the comparison seems about right to how many of my male peers seem to spend their time.

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Technology increases our ability to reach one another and be constantly connected to your responsibilities, people, and life, especially with the exponential rise of the smart phone. But is this a good thing? It seems that half of the women I speak with think their smartphones have given them flexibility and freedom, while the other half wish they could flush the darned things down the toilet (and sometimes their kids do this for them!). Read More

Well it depends really on who that man is.  If the man is anything like that boyfriend I dated before I met my current husband, probably nothing because he only dated women who were significantly less successful than him - as soon as they got good, he traded down!  And if the man is that bully I worked with a few years back who seemingly hated everything about me, especially when I executed successfully on a problem he'd convinced everyone else that couldn't be achieved, probably not much either! Read More

Taking time off is not just something you do to stay sane (although it is a major reason for doing it!). Time off also enables you to work through issues, create projects, have thoughts and make plans you just don’t have the time to when you’re working long days, and trying to balance work with life. Read More

She built a multi-million dollar business within 3 years. She’s a hands-on business woman. She’s speaking at all four Ascend Development days.Her name is Denni Francisco, and she is the mastermind behind Superworking – the program that is heralded as a proven way of delivering improved resilience and increased capacity to manage time pressures, complex decisions and critical deadlines. Read More

As a project manager, one of the things I enjoyed most was seeing a plan come together into a finished product.  Last month in the sphinxx Take the Lead mentoring program, Yvonne Butler talked about the important role that implementation plays in leadership.  Yvonne pointed out that the best leaders are remembered for their results rather than their strategy.  That is, they become famous for what they actually do; not just what they say they’ll do.   Read More