by Dot Callihan | May 29, 2012 | Understanding The Male-Dominated Workplace
I first wrote about the Great American Alligator Slayer © in 1991. I got the idea from thinking about how I was told to distinguish myself and get ahead at work. It is a very male concept. As a woman, you don’t want to embrace this concept for yourself but it is...
by Dot Callihan | May 29, 2012 | Acting As Empowered Women
I introduced the concept of the power seat and told you how to find it in your conference room in my article Understanding the Power Seat. Now it is time to learn how to use it so you can take lead a discussion and lead your collegues to better solutions. The power...
by Dot Callihan | May 29, 2012 | Understanding The Male-Dominated Workplace
From the example on the “Your Best Leverage” page, poor Bob has to build a wall but has no material. There is a crisis! And in the male workplace that is a cry for action! But will the male approach really solve the crisis or just lead to new problems?...
by Dot Callihan | May 23, 2012 | Acting As Empowered Women
I was working at an on-site construction office and I kept hearing rumors that I wore high heels to work. I had 2 pairs I wore, one black and one brown. To me they were boring 2″ heels and definately not sexy. They were “office shoes.” If I went...
by Dot Callihan | May 20, 2012 | Acting As Empowered Women
One of the most difficult things for most women to do is get their ideas heard when they are in a room full of men. Men can be loud and assertive, if not aggressive, in order to shut down the ideas of others. At the extreme a discussion can turn into nothing more...
