How Smart Women Negotiate with Their Bosses

How Smart Women Negotiate with Their Bosses

Negotiating with your boss can sound like a nightmare for most women—most of us fear the outcome and don’t really know how to frame our argument in a successful way. As women, we feel that when we confront our bosses about serious problems that we might face censure or be labeled a “trouble maker” and [...]

How To Negotiate With Your Kids Without Giving In

How to Negotiate With Your Kids

Life with kids often involves negotiation, whether we like it or not. The negotiation between you and your children can actually be an empowering experience for them if you structure it properly. Take, for example, this scenario: You are diligently working in your home office, paying your bills. Work has been slow, so you’ve had [...]

Three Steps to Negotiating the Pay Raise You Deserve

Three Steps to Negotiating

The number one mistake women make when asking for a pay raise is focusing on themselves instead of on the value they bring to their organizations. So take note: Do not make your pay raise request all about you, especially to your employer! Remember that in these tough economic times, there are many women (and [...]

Can You Hear Me Now? The Importance of Validating Your Daughter’s Voice

Can You Hear Me Now?

Children are meant to be seen and not heard. Not now, honey, Mami’s talking. Oh what do you, know? You’re just a kid. We’re all familiar with these phrases. We may have even heard them from adults when we were children. Is it no wonder then, that many of us grow up with feelings of [...]