C-Suite Academy: How to Build Trust with Your Manager

C-Suite Academy: How to Build Trust with Your Manager

I’ve often wondered how trust is earned when it comes to job growth and working independently. We welcome the guidance of those who are trusted with our development. We are excited to learn new skills and show what we’ve learned and demonstrate our value. However, at...
The C-Suite Academy: How to Reclaim Your Confidence

The C-Suite Academy: How to Reclaim Your Confidence

I can still see my mentee in front of me saying, “If I could only gain back my confidence, I can get the job done”. Their eyes were sad, their head was heavy and leaning on their hand and their shoulders were rolled forward. I was taken aback by this experience and...
C-Suite Academy: How to Build Trust with Your Manager

The C-Suite Academy: How to Manage Your Boss

When you think of model employee traits do you imagine someone who is loyal, obedient, and trustworthy? Someone who listens to and follows instructions? So often we’re taught to be obedient and follow the boss’s lead, but there’s an opportunity to get more out...
The C-Suite Academy: How to Make Better Decisions

The C-Suite Academy: How to Make Better Decisions

I was at the hospital with my very sick husband and my boss asked me if I wanted to proceed with my performance review. I said yes and the next 45 minutes were a blur as I received a tongue lashing for what I did not accomplish that year. While they acknowledged where...
Why It’s Time To Take The Doors off the C-Suite

Why It’s Time To Take The Doors off the C-Suite

I remember wishing many years ago that I could be a fly on the wall in the C-Suite meetings in order to better understand how and why decisions were made. When I finally got into the C-Suite, I realized that the way executives made decisions required a new level of...