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Email etiquette is important when trying to convey tone, style and professionalism in an email (our most common form of communication in business).  In this podcast Katie and Carol discuss the importance of using correct etiquette when emailing both for business and personal communication.  Here are just a few tips from their book… Never hit […] The post Email Etiquette – Podcast 46 appeared first on Skirt Strategies.

Getting Employee Buy In Women are often better at getting employee buy in because we are willing to listen and collaborate on decisions. Use this strength to be a better leader. 83. Ask your employees for opinions, but always let them know your justification if you do not implement their ideas. Try to be nice […] The post Getting Employee Buy In – Podcast 045 appeared first on Skirt Strategies.

Three tips about taking care of yourself first. It’s not easy to have/get balance in your life. Carol and Katie discuss these light hearted tips and, as usual, they get right to the point of why it’s so important to pay attention to yourself before taking care of others. As Katie says, “Put your own […] The post Tips on Balance in Your Life – Podcast 62 appeared first on Skirt Strategies.

In this podcast Carol and Katie  talk about women’s relationship to money in order to prep you for the upcoming webinar: A Woman’s Money Story with special guest Dr. David Kruger, MD. Register for the Webinar here. They also talk about the book Happy Money- The Science of Happier Spending by authors Elizabeth Dunn and […] The post Happy Money – Podcast 61 appeared first on Skirt Strategies.

In Skirt Strategies we talk about “your story”, the chapters of your life to this point. We all have different stories and relationships with money and finances. We all vibrate at a different level with the mere mention of money. Some of us get a little thrill, some of us have a little gnawing in […] The post 5 Steps to Your Positive Money Story – Podcast 60 appeared first on Skirt Strategies.

Simple Tips to make you feel better about yourself in this Better Leader Podcast. 74. Ride your bike to work once a week or more. 75. Give away bus passes to encourage others to save gas. Simply thinking green. Let your workforce drive this effort. Start an Alternative Transportation Committee to facilitate other travel methods […] The post Lighthearted Tips to Make You a Better Leader Podcast 59 appeared first on Skirt Strategies.

Don’t let conflict go unresolved. Occasionally a conflict evaporates after a time, but letting that happen is risky – it’s that ol’ “procrastination pays”  philosophy. “We affect change by engaging in robust conversations with ourselves and others.”   —  Fierce Conversations by Susan Scott Change will not happen in your business world unless you are willing […] The post Unresolved Conflict – Don’t Let It Fester – Podcast 58 appeared first on Skirt Strategies.

71. Shake hands firmly, make eye-contact, but send a soft message with your eyes. Project a warm, welcoming image. The days of the shrinking violet are over. No one likes a limp handshake. It makes you feel dirty, as if you just touched a wet fish. 72. Soften up. Be authentic. Be yourself. Appreciate the […] The post Be Authentic. Be Yourself – Podcast 57 appeared first on Skirt Strategies.

30 minutes Use a Facilitator and a Personality Profile Assessment to Create an Effective, Efficient Team. In this podcast Katie and Carol recommend the use of personality profile assessments for to make you team strong and understanding. Tip 70. Profile your team for personality styles so that they can appreciate and understand one another by […] The post Personality Profile Assessment for Your Team – Podcast 56 appeared first on Skirt Strategies.

14 minutes 3 More Tips from Skirt Strategists Katie and Carol Fact or Inference, You Decide… 67. Know when to ask for more time before making a commitment. 68. Know when to be decisive. A common weakness for women is decisiveness. Sometimes our effective approach of bringing others into a decision is interpreted as waffling […] The post Fact or Inference – You Decide – Podcast 55 appeared first on Skirt Strategies.

25 minutes Positive Thinking and Mental Posturing can change your life. Here are a few simple tips to help you center your thinking on the positive. Katie and Carol have lots of laughs in this podcast! Always accept a compliment graciously. Laugh at yourself when you screw up. Humor is an anti-depressant. Be an example […] The post Positive Thinking – Mental Posturing – Podcast 54 appeared first on Skirt Strategies.

20 Minutes Commit your department to continuous improvement. When your department does something well, learn from it so that you can replicate it in the future. Want to differentiate your leadership capabilities from others? Become process-focused. That is, look at everything as a system that is designed and operating as intended, then it repeats itself. […] The post Commit to Continuous Improvement – Podcast 53 appeared first on Skirt Strategies.

13 minutes In this podcast episode Katie and Carol give you tips on decorating your office at work in by bringing some of your feminine touches. You spend eight hours or more everyday in your office it should be a space that makes you feel great! Have a small area rug and a warm table […] The post Tips on Decorating Your Office at Work – Podcast 52 appeared first on Skirt Strategies.

In this podcast, Katie and Carol discuss four tips from their book Skirt Strategies: 249 Success Tips for Women in Leadership.  Taken together these tips provide a great framework for how to make sure your business or organization has a climate where people want to come to work and do a good job. Listen to […] The post Does Your Organizational Climate Need a Change? – Podcast 51 appeared first on Skirt Strategies.

Monthly Topic: Intuitive Tools in Your Feminine Arsenal … or Permission To Act Like A Woman in Leadership Women are great leaders they have at least 16 Intuitive Leadership Tools or Strengths in their arsenal that they deploy better than men! Permission to act like a woman in leadership granted! Here are our 16 feminine […] The post Intuitive Leadership Tools – Podcast 50 appeared first on Skirt Strategies.

Tip 55.  Strive to be more articulate in your communications.  Successful women leaders are usually very eloquent.   Public speaking may be a prevalent fear among the general population, but leaders must decide early in a career to build it into an asset.  Articulate communication skills are a must-have for any leader. The last time […] The post Articulate Communication Skills for Women – Podcast 49 appeared first on Skirt Strategies.

16 Minutes Tip 54: Fit in, but do not become one of the boys. There is a line that a woman should never cross. Once you do, your feminine individualism goes adrift. I am talking about women that feel they must act like a man to be accepted as a leader. Relate to men? Yes. […] The post Do Not Become “One of the Boys” – Podcast 48 appeared first on Skirt Strategies.

Your Leadership Story or How Did I Get Here and Where the Heck am I going? In this podcast Carol and Katie talk about a powerful workshop they teach about gaining perspective on your life and making the most of ALL of your experiences, good and bad. Empowering women to embrace their life story and […] The post Your Leadership Story – Podcast 47 appeared first on Skirt Strategies.

In this podcast, Katie and Carol discuss three tips from their book Skirt Strategies: 249 Success Tips for Women in Leadership. Tip 51:  Spend a little time each day wandering among your employees.  Tip 52: Judge your workplace by the number of smiles and the degree of laughter. Tip 53:  Always show pleasure at the […] The post Show Pleasure in the Success of Others – Podcast 46 appeared first on Skirt Strategies.

Katie and Carol get a visit from the undercover man, a behavioral specialist who gives advice in motivating people to change in this episode of the podcast. This topic comes from their book  Skirt Strategies: 249 Success Tips for Women in Leadership.  Tip 44 is: Do not accept the notion that some people will never […] The post Motivating people to change -Podcast 45 appeared first on Skirt Strategies.