Female Bosses

I’ve been pretty conflicted lately about work. I feel valued by my immediate team but not others I work with (remotely). I’ve been told that I have to build the relationship and such but these colleag… more

I have a 1:1 this week with an employee and I know she’s going to ask about a raise. She’s been at the company about 1.5 years and we haven’t given her a raise yet. She’s a great employee and I don’… more

Anyone else watching succession on HBO? Sid is a badass. Love it

I have an international work trip coming up where I will be traveling with the CEO, CEO and CTO as Product Owner. I’m decades years younger than them and they are all male (but are amazing and support… more

Is it bad if I don't really have any aspirations to climb the career ladder at all? I'm a pretty simple person who only needs to get paid enough to cover my expenses and save a bit. I just wan… more

I've been tasked, along with a passionate sales manager (we love that!!), with developing a Women in Leadership program. It's worth noting that our entire HR team is new, and we are building much of what … more

Looking for suggestions for managing and mentoring staff who have ADHD. What is important for managers to understand about what it’s like to have ADHD, and what suggestions do you have to how to work … more

I struggle with allowing other people to work with me on my graphic design business. What are some ways you suggest people can help me network and grow my company?

Deal with passive aggressive coworker on high profile client team, or move to less high profile team with (seemingly) better people? Grass greener on the other side?

My organization just took Gallup’s Clifton Strengths Assessment. Have you taken it? What attributes do you think make for a great leader?

Would you rather be a manager of individual contributors or a director who manages a group of senior managers and why? Looking for pros/ cons of each role.

How do I effectively network my business as a black woman who’s 18

Hi everyone,
I would really like some help with navigating a path to a higher salary. The job titles change so much and when I interview they're stating the salary a lot lower than expected.
I am … more

Folks that are on the west coast of the United States.

If you saw an MBA from Purdue University or from Notre Dame (both Indiana schools) would you be concerned about the school or the degree quality b… more

I am in charge of IT for a smallish nonprofit (85 staff, rotating cohorts of grad fieldwork interns) and prior to my arrival, program staff used whatever tech they wanted. Over the last two years, I h… more

I'm so stressed at work about to quit. Do to 2 customers we will call them Karen's. They do not like me for doing my job the way I know how they would like to micro manage me when they are not… more

I work for a corporation and one of the divisions was in need of hiring a new customer service employee. Instead of posting an open position and letting people apply for it, the CEO of the other divi… more

Over my 15 yr career, the last 4 companies I’ve worked with had extremely toxic exec culture. Each one had its special flavor of ridiculous, but all were fundamentally the same. The exec team couldn’t work well together and … more

Has anyone ever gone on a solo retreat to detox, heal, grow, etc.? If so, please provide recommendations.

What do you do with a staff who can’t seem to get their ish together? I’ve been working with a staff member for the better part of a year on a project. He is consistently over his budgeted hours, not … more

I need your thoughts pls !
Been offered a position to work in dei and esg globally for my business. Would this be a future desirable and profitable business area? Will I regret moving out of current ar… more

Advice please: has anyone ever disagreed with leaderships direction so much that they reached out to the CEO? Thoughts? My next chain of command is CFO (the issue). We’ve spent 1yr cleaning up AR and … more

Been at my company for a year, on track for a promotion and things going well. I was initially reporting into a director (then they quit and hired someone else again who also quit - so have been prima… more

I just started at the new job about 1.5 months ago. There was no onboarding process at all, so I feel like im treading water in a hurricane of information as it is. When I accepted the position they s… more

How long do you wait after final interview for them to get back to you? It’s been a week and I followed up with hr

Are continuing studies certificate programs worth it? Especially if it’s done at a top school? I want to do one at Georgetown University but it’s $7K for one certificate program that’ll take 3 months … more

Looking for suggestions on team burnout. I manage a small team (8 people) and in the past 2 weeks I've had vacation and personal day requests from 2 members of my team. They also are the lowest performi… more

Do you know who your customer is and have you developed their customer journey? This is pertinent for consistent sales in your business but most small businesses don’t have this info. Do you?

Hey there! I need advice on this as I’m going to be sitting with my area manager tomorrow regarding my 2023 goals (I know we are already in April)… I’m in the mortgage field and with interest rate hik… more

Hi Ladies, Im looking for 7 entrepreneurs who want to grow their Instagram or Tiktok.

I need to know if I’m overreacting here... My boss brought his gf to an employee-only work conference and at a crucial moment that I needed help with an introduction to our CEO, he asked me to go grab… more

I have someone on my team who is excellent at their job but is a backstabber and hot head who picks at everyone else around them. The issues are brought my way via hearsay so it makes it hard to addr… more

I have been working with my small all make teamfor about 2 years. My coworkers are cool but my manager is super disrespectful. He doesn’t care about getting to know me, talks over me, cute me when I’m… more

Hello everyone, what would you say is your favorite brand of hair dye? My mom uses platinum/Bigen but they don’t last very long and she wants something more long lasting.

Hi. I’m currently searching for a new role after being at a hedge fund for 16 years. Anyone have thoughts on my best approach? Active on LinkedIn but feeling frustrated.

Posting for a friend. Need advice. 6 months ago her boss told her that she’s a huge fan of hers and that she’s doing well, then surprises her with an inconsistent rating. My friend is a single mom who… more

So I’m not sure how to handle this. I have Rheumatoid Arthritis. My old boss knew and understood what that meant and was very supportive. My new boss I don’t think understands my situation and asked a… more