“Executive Coach” Senior Associate Kari Uman, Senior Associate of Executive Coaching & Consulting Associates in Fairfax, VA, has more than twenty-five years’ experience as a coach, consultant, and trainer. Her particular experience and interest in gender issues, and their impact on relationships and performance, enables her to help individuals change behaviors that are undermining their […]
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Men Managing “Mean Girls”
Understanding Their Dynamics to Achieve Greater Results in Your Organization by Kari Uman The recently released movie, “Mean Girls” examines the relationships between high school girls and the cruelty they inflict upon each other by gossiping, backstabbing, and sabotaging one another. If this sounds suspiciously like the dynamics among the women in your office, you […]
Women to Women Relationships
Destructive Dynamics That Can Impact Teams Many women bring to office relationships a sensitivity that enhances teamwork. A few who don’t bring that kind of sensitivity seem to create endless frictions, especially with their female colleagues. To some of us observing this behavior it feels disturbingly familiar, like a deja vu of seventh grade, when […]
New Women Managers
Communication Strategies that Promote Success by Kari F. Uman, M.Ed., President, Uman Resources Associates, Inc. Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce NewsletterWomen who are new to management positions sometimes discover that their learned communication style works better in personal rather than professional settings. Here are three solid communication strategies that will help you manage yourself and […]
Articles For and About Women at Work
Lessons I’ve Learned Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce Newsletter Use honey, not Vinegar: A Sense of Humor Can Serve You Well You know the old expression “You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar?” Well, this applies to the kinds of situations women often encounter at work where men say things they find […]
