I often feel that managing my work life -- the meetings, the emails, the writing -- is trivial compared with the emotional labor it takes to be a parent.

UC Berkeley sociology professor Arlie Hochschield coined the term emotional labor to describe the effort required to...

As some of my friends and colleagues know, I'm a bit obsessed with an assessment tool I use in my consulting practice called the Hogan assessment. Shining light on our "shadow side," the Hogan instruments help people become aware of their derailers-- a strength gone awry. For example,...

I had the special honor of being a guest with Lian Dolan for a Chaos Chronicles Special Edition Podcast Mom-In-Chief: The Closet Interview. If you haven't already listened to the Satellite Sisters radio show or the Chaos Chronicles podcasts, you're in for a treat.

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The media loves a fresh angle that undermines women's hard earned success. The New York Times Business section (1/11/09) ran an article, "A Sisterhood Of Workplace Infighting" by Peggy Klaus. Ms. Klaus, a leadership consultant, writes about how women mistreat women in the workplace:

"...limiting access to important meetings,...

I looked at my calendar this morning and all I saw was blank space. At long last -- a meeting-free day. Not even a conference call. I sank into my couch and began to construct my "to-do" list. Before 5 seconds passed, I had accelerated from 1 to 40 "must...

The trick is to be honest without creating needless worry.

First of all -- your kids are already aware, at least to some degree, of what's going on in the world. They talk about it in class at school. They discuss with their friends things they heard...

Just as Congress passed an economic stimulus plan to help our faltering economy, you can give your stressed-out family an emotional stimulus plan during these hard times. Leadership expert Jamie Woolf, author of Mom-in-Chief: How Wisdom from the Workplace Can Save Your Family from Chaos offers practical strategies to get...