Career Strategy
Tactical advice for navigating promotions, pivots, and workplace dynamics.
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May 5, 2026
How to Get Executive Recruiters to Find You (Before You Need Them)
Want executive recruiters calling you? This playbook shows women leaders the 12-18 month strategy that gets you on their radar—before you need them. Start this week.
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May 4, 2026
How to Explain a Career Gap on Your Resume (When Standard Advice Fails)
"intro": "The career gap question is a trap — and senior women keep walking into it. You're answering the question they asked.
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May 3, 2026
That Hospital Call at 2PM: Managing Eldercare While You Lead
Caring for aging parents while leading a team is the invisible load nobody warns women leaders about. A tactical playbook for real life.
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April 30, 2026
Forget Your Resume: What Boards Actually Look For in Women Directors
Boards don't hire from resumes — they hire from radar. How search firms source women directors and the one move to make this week.
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April 30, 2026
Sabbaticals for Women Leaders: When It Actually Pays Off
More senior women are taking sabbaticals — not to escape, but to reset. When it pays off, how to fund it, and what it really costs.
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April 29, 2026
Dual-Career Couples in Leadership: When 50/50 Doesn't Work
It's 9:47 PM and both laptops are still open at the kitchen table. You just got tapped to lead the regional expansion.
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April 24, 2026
Should You Accept a Counter Offer? 6 Hard Questions No One Asks
Your boss just matched the offer and threw in a title bump.
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April 23, 2026
How to Build a Career Narrative (Even With 3+ Career Pivots)
Your career looks like random jumps on paper. It's not. The Thread-Finding Exercise turns your pivots into a coherent arc for your resume and interviews.
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April 22, 2026
How to Take Vacation as a Leader (Without the 3 AM Guilt Spiral)
Most vacation advice is 'just delegate.' Here's the 14-day departure protocol, handoff scripts, and reentry plan that lets leaders actually disconnect.
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April 21, 2026
$104K vs $26K: Stock Options & RSUs Equity Guide for Women Leaders
Women hold $26K in company equity vs. men's $104K. This guide helps women leaders understand stock options, RSUs, and negotiate the equity they deserve.