From Medium authored by Emily Turner: “Woman’s Hour had an interesting debate this week on how women leaders can get the best out of people. One panelist argued that women leaders should be charming and make tea sometimes to oil the wheels. Another disagreed and said it was artificially authentic and they should use direct […]
Category Archives: Communicating
We Recorded VCs’ Conversations and Analyzed How Differently They Talk About Female Entrepreneurs
From Harvard Business Review authored by Malin Malmstrom, Jeaneth Johansson, and Joakim Wincent: “These personas highlight a few key differences in how the entrepreneurs were perceived depending on their gender. Men were characterized as having entrepreneurial potential, while the entrepreneurial potential for women was diminished. Many of the young men and women were described as being […]
Lawyer suspended for swearing in front of jury, scoffing at trial rulings
This is a cautionary tale that most of us can learn from…well, I think so, anyway….that most of us can admit that on the wrong day, in a particular[ly frustrating] case, we could possibly find ourselves on a path, as Ms. Motta, to what would actually be self-sabotoge and an eventual humble apology to the […]
Now, a [LOVELY] word from our SPONSOR: Life and Law In Balance Summer Retreat
GIRL, YOU THOUGHT YOU MISSED A DEAL? Good news! Miraval just announced a summer sale that will apply to your room reservation cost – if you book by this Tuesday, May 9, 2017. The Life and Law in Balance Summer Retreat respects the rhythms of both “Hustle” and “Flow” in life and law – and will enable […]
How To Stop Treating Conversation Like Cross-Examination
Oh, my poor kids. It’s the disconnected “logic” that gets me every time. Well, it “gets me” ON MY KID’S CASE…so to speak. Mercifully, I don’t find myself as tempted to “spar” (<- hahaha, a freaking combat word – but seriously) with my husband. Maybe his mama just trained HIM well? At any rate, […]
Study finds female Supreme Court justices are interrupted more than male justices
Nope. It’s not just you. It’s Justice Ginsberg, Justice Sotomayor, and Justice Kagan, too. It’s all of us, and we need to be aware of how and when these interruptions happen, so that we can better COMBAT against them. “Combat” you say (question)…”yep,” I respond, unapologetically. Even if the folks around us are […]
