Jamie Lee is an executive coach for smart women who hate office politics. She helps them get promoted and better paid without throwing anyone under the bus.
All tagged self-advocacy for women
Blatant injustice shakes our confidence and sense of well-being.
Nor is it a lack of strength, power, or will that leads 75% of executive women to second-guess themselves (according to KPMG study)
And it’s no personal failing that 50% of women of color planned to leave their jobs, citing marginalization (according to Working Mother Media survey)
My mom — a South Korean immigrant with ironclad grit who wishes nothing less than abundance and success for her children — would probably get mad at me for saying this: I delight in making less money, by design.
It’s not a failure of strategy or a lack of hard work. Choosing to leave money on the proverbial table is a deliberate, values-based choice.
Feeling like a "fraud" is super normal, even for me. The more I coach subject matter experts and executive women, the more I see that imposter syndrome is never an indicator of actual competency but a hypnotic spell induced by a society steeped in bias against women and minorities. We can break the spell of this terribly boring hypnosis by co-opting its language. So there, I'm a "fraud."
You'll speak up in a meeting and offer a strategic solution to a shared problem only to be unacknowledged, ignored, or worse yet, shushed.
Then a colleague -- almost always a man -- will paraphrase your idea and get praised for it.
Next time something like this happens to you, please for the love of Jove -- do NOT stay silent.
Can we please talk about perimenopause?
Perimenopause is NOT a disease, not just hot flashes, and not something most doctors -- nor most workplaces -- understand.
EVEN THOUGH NEARLY ALL WOMEN GO THROUGH IT -- at the peak of our careers.
A client came to the session saying that she was having trouble advocating for herself at work because the issue felt like this (places palm over face) -- that she had no objectivity. The issue felt too close for comfort. She couldn't see the broader picture, and she felt stuck. If you can relate to this, try this technique I demonstrate in a 3-minute video tutorial.
We explore the profound connection between our foremothers' dreams and our contemporary achievements. We celebrate the legacy of women's liberation and the transformative power of financial freedom.
