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Better Communication: Connecting to Build Rapport While Still Being Authentic
Susan Shapiro
  • Jul 28, 2020
  • 3 min

Better Communication: Connecting to Build Rapport While Still Being Authentic

Clients often ask me how they can be authentic and true to themselves as a leader while still improving their communication. People...
How to Authentically Self-Promote Yourself to Your Boss at Work
Susan Shapiro
  • May 19, 2020
  • 3 min

How to Authentically Self-Promote Yourself to Your Boss at Work

You might be struggling with feeling inauthentic with your boss when it comes to self-promotion. Although it may feel uncomfortable, this...
Support growth NOT by telling others they are smart
Susan Shapiro
  • Oct 31, 2017
  • 2 min

Support growth NOT by telling others they are smart

This is a fixed vs. growth mindset.  Carol Dweck, pioneering researcher on motivation, wrote “Mindset: the New Psychology of Success,”...
Business Advice From the Moose With the Muffin
Susan Shapiro
  • Apr 13, 2017
  • 3 min

Business Advice From the Moose With the Muffin

Strange, but true. There’s an important professional lesson hiding in a popular children’s book by Laura Numeroff. If You Give a Moose a...
Master the Feedback Balancing Act
Susan Shapiro
  • Jan 24, 2017
  • 3 min

Master the Feedback Balancing Act

Great leaders take an active role in helping their employees grow. A major part of that process? They’ve learned to master the feedback...
It’s 2017: Move to the Front of the Line!
Susan Shapiro
  • Jan 10, 2017
  • 3 min

It’s 2017: Move to the Front of the Line!

Did you make any New Year’s resolutions? Even if you didn’t, there’s still something oddly liberating about a fresh calendar in January....
Is Your Career Suffering From Tunnel Vision?
Susan Shapiro
  • Oct 25, 2016
  • 3 min

Is Your Career Suffering From Tunnel Vision?

If you’ve worked hard to differentiate yourself by specializing in a certain area, you may run the risk of over-relying on your...
Why We Need to Embrace Our Career-Path Curves
Susan Shapiro
  • Oct 18, 2016
  • 3 min

Why We Need to Embrace Our Career-Path Curves

When my coaching clients struggle to move their careers forward, the roadblock usually is not their managers. Or their organizations. Or...
Defining Your Leadership Style: What’s Your Metaphor?
Susan Shapiro
  • Oct 11, 2016
  • 3 min

Defining Your Leadership Style: What’s Your Metaphor?

Are you a bulldozer or a Tesla? I promise that question will make perfect sense in less than 60 seconds. Investing the time to understand...
Moving Beyond the Fear of Asking for Help
Susan Shapiro
  • Oct 4, 2016
  • 3 min

Moving Beyond the Fear of Asking for Help

In my last post, I talked about the Fear of Asking for Help (#FOAFH) and how that can damage our careers. Now I want to give you some...
Negotiation Deal-Breakers: When to Walk Away
Susan Shapiro
  • Jun 7, 2016
  • 3 min

Negotiation Deal-Breakers: When to Walk Away

If you regularly negotiate to land new clients and projects—or to convince your boss you deserve a promotion—you probably have some solid...
Leadership: The Science Behind Trusting Your Gut
Susan Shapiro
  • May 17, 2016
  • 3 min

Leadership: The Science Behind Trusting Your Gut

Imagine getting lost as you drive through an unfamiliar area late at night. You’re faced with a choice:  head down a dark road that...
Making Peace with Conflict: What Leaders Need to Know
Susan Shapiro
  • May 10, 2016
  • 3 min

Making Peace with Conflict: What Leaders Need to Know

I was definitely surprised by the feedback from my last blog. While I discussed coping with a boss who avoids conflict, I was bombarded...
What Color is Your Decision-Making Hat?
Susan Shapiro
  • Sep 21, 2015
  • 3 min

What Color is Your Decision-Making Hat?

Face it, decision making can be hard. We sometimes get into the same old thinking patterns, which may not serve us in every type of...
Leadership Wisdom from…Keith Richards?
Susan Shapiro
  • Aug 5, 2015
  • 3 min

Leadership Wisdom from…Keith Richards?

Well, sort of. Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards famously said, “I look for ambiguity when I’m writing because life is ambiguous.”...
Feeling Weighed Down? 10 Ways to Lighten Up
Susan Shapiro
  • Jul 21, 2015
  • 4 min

Feeling Weighed Down? 10 Ways to Lighten Up

No, I’m not talking weight loss here. I’m referring to that feeling of mental and emotional sluggishness we all get from time to time...
Appreciation, Diversity and Your Career
Susan Shapiro
  • May 12, 2015
  • 2 min

Appreciation, Diversity and Your Career

Last week, I had the honor of speaking to a chapter of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers) in Plano, Texas. We got...
Making Time for Happiness: The Hidden Leadership Secret
Susan Shapiro
  • Apr 8, 2015
  • 2 min

Making Time for Happiness: The Hidden Leadership Secret

One of your employees seems unengaged or not “all in.” A friend complains that there aren’t enough hours in the day. A client struggles...
Do You Know What Makes You Valuable?
Susan Shapiro
  • Feb 11, 2015
  • 2 min

Do You Know What Makes You Valuable?

Networking is not just for job searches. There are countless reasons to build stronger relationships in your company, community and...

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