I worked in an office where we expanded to occuppy two floors. It just so happened that when we split the office the first floor was occuppied by men and one woman. Likewise, the second floor was occupied by women and one man.
I found some humor in this – finally, in the testosterone rich company environment, there was a space where estrogen dominated! So, I made a sign and put it up at the top of each stairwell and at the 2nd floor elevator exit. (more…)
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. (more…)
If you work in manufacturing you know all about LEAN or as it was once known Total Quality Management (TQM). In other industries, it may just be one of those management initiatives you heard about that came and went.
As a woman it is critical that you have a basic understanding of the principles of LEAN and systems-thinking. (more…)