A coaching client called me for emergency support. She was understandably freaked out over an unfortunate--but all-too-common--"dope" mistake.

She frantically told her...

A reader sent me this question: "I have a cherished baby and a husband who is willing to support me. Women in my new mothers group pressure me to abandon my established small business any...

Not only did I learn things at Vogue, but I picked up a few things as a young litigator at a big NYC law firm as well. It was not nearly as "sexy" of...

We women always try and look on the bright side. Case in point: a friend who was going through a painful divorce and custody battle said to me, “Well, at least I’ll lose a few...

When I look back on my first year out of college, I realize that there's a lot  I would have done differently. I would have read career advice rather than thinking it didn't apply to me. I...

As a career coach, one of the things that never ceases to amaze me is how some of us continue to shoot ourselves in the foot and commit career suicide, without even realizing that we can be our own...

I work in an industry where one hears the word “no” more often than “hello.” You email the assistant of the agent and get no reply. A producer never calls you back. You run...

A few weeks ago, a friend expressed concern that she might get fired (gulp). Her boss had told her that she wasn't working hard enough and that other people in the company thought she wasn't putting...

My best friend recently shared with me an observation from her mother, a successful litigator who started her career in the 1970s as one of the first generation of women to go to law school and work...

Couples therapy: My husband is slumped at the edge of the sofa, sulking. I sit in the center cushion, upright and animated, ranting about why he needs to get rid of his bike.

The...