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Your Story Could Change the World… Write it!
A recent conversation with Christina, a fan and follower of Shed the Bitch, ignited by love for writing; including the writing process. She wanted to understand what it would take to write her personal story and I found myself eager to want to help. Afterall, she has one hell of a story and as i told her, ...
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Intimidation Sucks – Shed it!!
Are you someone who is targeted with intimidation by a family member, friend, peer, boss or someone else? Are you one who is known to be intimidating? Do you purposely intimidate others? Intimidation can wreak havoc on all areas of your life. As a leadership coach, I see it more often than true leaders ...
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Ask Bernadette – Boundaries, Bully Bosses and more…
On today's Ask Bernadette episode on Shed the Bitch Radio, your questions addressed were: 1. How to I create boundries as a mother of 3, wife, I work and do a lot of volunteer work? 2. How to go about writing a book? 3. How do I go about suggesting my manager gets himself a leadership coach? THANK YOU Debra for calling ...
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#StoptheStigma of Mental Health
Let's stop the stigma around mental illness... it's purely #mentalhealth, just as there is physical, emotional, spiritual, even financial health. Why? Last Wednesday on @CBSThisMorning @GayleKing and others discussed how to #StoptheStigma for the 45 million people in 2018 who have experienced mental health challenges and how to support ...
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Ask Me Anything – How do I know when to hire someone?
Each month on the first Tuesday of the month, Shed the Bitch Radio is all about your career, business and life questions, stories and challenges. This week I was asked – I’ve been working for myself and alone for awhile. How do I know if it’s the right time to hire someone?
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Can people really change?
Once again, as I share my ‘shedding the corporate bitch’ story to a roomful of business professionals, I get one of them raise their hand to challenge the idea that anyone, especially a renowned bitch, can change. It flabbergasts me someone would ask the question, but more so, that they feel so ...
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How can you support International Women’s Day now and onward?
International Women’s Day is Friday, March 8th, 2019. https://www.internationalwomensday.com/ Their mission is: Celebrate women’s achievement. Raise awareness against bias. Take action for equality. A balanced world is a better world. Go to their site to learn more, get tips and advice and find out how you can host an international women’s ...
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Make 2019 VICTORIOUS by Amping Up Your SMART Goals
I am a huge proponent of setting goals. As routine as brushing my teeth, on a daily basis I am reviewing, tracking, assessing, adjusting and ultimately with a new year, defining my goals. And, like many others, I lean on the SMART method of setting those goals, to ensure my plans are focused, detailed, realistic, and achievable. What's the SMART method ...
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Handling the Misconceptions of Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
Part 2 of the following question asked of me when I presented a discussion on Leveraging Diversity and Inclusion to Increase Profits, for a group of middle market company leaders, hosted by Brandt Handley of Resource Options International, Inc. (ROI). "So, it sounds like a focus on diversity should be an organization-wide "way of life" but how do you ...
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Is Diversity and Inclusion a ‘way of life’ in your company? Does it need to be?
Last week I had the honor of presenting a discussion on Leveraging Diversity and Inclusion to Increase Profits, for a group of middle market company leaders, hosted by Brandt Handley of Resource Options International, Inc. (ROI). A few questions came out of it, including: "So, it sounds like a focus on diversity should be an organization-wide "way of ...