Gail GoldenThe Sisterhood Code: A way to get ahead, togetherI’ve written often about what women can do on their own to succeed in the workplace. Use referent power, follow the advice in Breaking…Jan 17, 2017Jan 17, 2017
Gail GoldenDo women leaders need to be tough cookies, or bring the cookies?How can senior women executives wield power without being seen as monsters? Jill Abramson fired from the New York Times for being…Aug 22, 2016Aug 22, 2016
Gail GoldenWhat to do when an employee comes to you cryingNo, it’s not just the playground that’s prone to tears. Almost every business leader I’ve worked with has had a crying employee in his or…Aug 5, 2016Aug 5, 2016
Gail GoldeninCode Like A GirlMen with daughters are fighting for workplace equality — here’s what it means for womenAs we wrap up another Father’s Day, I’m inclined to reflect on one of the best examples of our personal lives affecting our leadership…Jun 20, 20161Jun 20, 20161
Gail GoldenWhy Boomers and Millennials should join forces at workThe clash of generations in the workplace is so clichéd at this point it even has its own movie — The Intern, with Anne Hathaway as CEO and…Jun 13, 2016Jun 13, 2016
Gail GoldenWhy some parents feel shoved into the closet at workA young, female partner in a law firm recently told me she had been advised never to mention her children at work. Her mentor, an older…Jun 7, 2016Jun 7, 2016
Gail GoldenAn Agile approach to leadership developmentThe developer stereotype is familiar enough to be a trope at this point: socially isolated brainiacs with little interest in their own or…May 17, 2016May 17, 2016
Gail GoldeninCode Like A GirlHow referent power lets women exercise authority without blowbackThere are many ways that a business leader can gain and exercise power. Some of these are heavy-handed, such as positional power (I am the…Apr 25, 20161Apr 25, 20161