Posts by Carolyn Vreeman
This post is for the women leaders who are in “the funk”
Friends, I’ve spent my entire career supporting, loving, and learning from women leaders. We’ve walked through every life stage together, cheering one another on. I am endlessly grateful for the women who have been transparent with me—who’ve shared their real selves. They still do today in my leadership classes and coaching sessions. It’s a gift…
Read MoreYou don’t get to where you’re going by being where you’ve been
“You don’t get to where you’re going by being where you’ve been.” I just typed this quote to a friend on LinkedIn and realized that it was actually meant for me, too. There are many versions of the quote that are somewhat contradictory, but this version speaks to me about change and uncertainty and big…
Read MoreWhy Road Construction Needs to Add the “People Component”
Why Road Construction Needs to Add the “People Component” Our street is under construction. In three months, they say, it will be a totally new, wonderful, perfectly working street that will solve all of the neighborhood’s water problems (OK, they didn’t say it would solve ALL problems, but…) We have had workers of all sorts…
Read MoreIntroducing SharePoint: What YOU say, What THEY hear
Introducing SharePoint: What YOU say, What THEY hear As an Organizational Change Leader, I’ve designed and developed my share of SharePoint sites that have reached people across cities, counties, and across the globe. Just last year, one of my sites achieved over 16,000 hits across the world. I’m generally in the “hot seat” as I…
Read MoreThree Key Factors to Lead Powerful Teams Through Change
Three Key Factors to Lead Powerful Teams Through Change The below contain affiliate links; by clicking you do not pay a penny more. All products have been tried (at my own expense) by me. As we were in the middle of a large transformation in an organization, a manager wanted to be confident that his…
Read MoreWhy “Lean In” Might Need a Reboot: MEN.
I’m starting my fourth Lean in initiative next week and wanted to update the kick off presentation that includes the number of women in leadership positions. Turns out, I don’t have to update the deck: Key findings from the 2018 Women in the Workplace report indicates that since 2015, the first year of this study, corporate America has made almost no progress in improving women’s representation. Some reports show a 1-2% increase in women in leadership positions in 2018 – an increase, yes, but I wouldn’t call that progress.
Read MoreA Leadership Lesson from George
A Leadership Lesson from George This is a story about culture, and about the barriers successful leaders break through to challenge what we know and become what we hadn’t dreamed possible. No, I am not giving you the cliff notes from my husband’s children’s book, The Ball That Did Not Like to Bounce here, but I do want…
Read MoreDon’t Leave Before You Leave
Yesterday, I had a few meetings to reconnect with people who inspire me and who I had worked with in previous contracts or employment. We discussed a number of challenges, but the one common thread that continued to unravel throughout the day through different facets and perspectives was this: don’t leave before you leave. You’re…
Read MoreDebunk the myth: you don’t have to lead to achieve great success
You don’t have to lead to achieve success. You don’t have to be a leader to achieve success. You don’t need a lofty title to achieve success. You don’t have to climb the career ladder step by step, rung by rung, to achieve success. Lately, coaching sessions and general conversations with leaders have rounded to…
Read MoreEmployee engagement: the song is changing, have you noticed?
Day after day, we sing the same song…over and over again. Then, one day the song changes yet people continue to sing the same outdated song over and over again. Is this the case with Employee Engagement? Will it be the case in our near future? We offer programs and activities and action plans and…
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