Author: Dawn Frail
The future starts at an early age
I recently finished reading the book, The Confidence Gap, by Russ Harris, again. Its advice needs to be shared with all women, girls and parents. Rule 1: The actions of confidence come first; the feelings of confidence come later. In 2013, we’re trying to figure out how to make a dent in the problem of…
Introverts! Rise Up!
When I saw the interview of the two Dragon’s Den celebrities talking about Introverts in business, I was both thrilled and disappointed. Thrilled because the discussion of personality preferences is really quite main stream these days. Disappointed because the short clip eluded to Introverts needing Extraverts to sell their wares. In light of David Chilton…
Caught between a rock and a hard place
Women seem to be caught between a rock and hard place. And that place is called the double-bind. Unfortunately, we’re stuck in the middle between two beliefs. One belief is that effective leadership traits are masculine in nature; think command-and-control. The second belief is that feminine characteristics are not effective leadership traits; think collaborate-and-communicate. The…
Confessions of an Introvert
Have you ever felt alone in a crowd? Have you longed to have some quiet time to‘just think.’ Do people who talk non-stop cause your ears to ring and your head to spin? If you can relate to these, then maybe you’re an Introvert, like me. I didn’t always know I was an Introvert. I used to just think I was…
One size doesn’t fit all
Leaders come in all shapes and sizes, and all personality types. And leadership development comes in all flavours as well. I recently read an article about Wal-Mart using military-style tactics when training their leaders. The article talked about a 16-week boot-camp-type experience designed to “overwhelm” and “frustrate” and it “breaks you down so it can…