Author Archives: Karen Kahn

Hold Off on the New Year’s Resolutions

In your zeal to put the year behind you or, spring into great new possibilities, you may find yourself already thinking about 2015. I encourage you to wait a moment—there’s an important step to take in order to create a …

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Developing Valuable Relationships from Professional Book Clubs

Lean-In by Cheryl Sandburg nudged many women to think about and position themselves in new, assertive ways. It also birthed a relatively new way for women to come together for compelling discussions and even conduct business. Welcome to the Professional …

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Gratitude

“What am I thankful for?” will resonate around most Thanksgiving tables this week. I don’t know about you, but my sharing will be filled with heart-felt gratitude for my family, health and many gifts that surround the part of my …

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Creating a “Belonging” Culture

A few weeks ago, a leader of a large law firm asked me, “What can I do to create a culture where women feel that they belong?” This has got to be one of my favorite questions of all times, …

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How are you? Don’t say “Fine.”

I began a coaching session yesterday with the standard, “So how are you?” Not surprisingly, the partner responded “fine.” Perhaps it is because I have been a psychologist for 40 years, or maybe because I was just curious, I was …

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Business Development Tough Love

How many coaches does it take to change a light bulb? One, but first the light bulb needs to decide if it wants to change. I’m not sure whether I told that joke accurately, as my kids will tell you, …

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When the Going Gets Tough… The Tough Make Choices

I am getting overwrought with the discussions about “Can women have it all?” and “How can women have work-life balance?” The quest for the magic gauntlet, an answer to life’s buffet table for those of us with plenty, is an …

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Business Development Feeling Stuck? You are not Alone!

Dear Readers,I hope it is okay that I put this blog in the form of a letter. Since it has a personal focus, a letter felt most appropriate.Today I received the following e-mail from a 40-something, woman income partner at …

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Time to Ask Powerful Questions

I have been sitting with the NAWL Annual Survey for a week now and, like most of you, been absorbed by the fact that there is still no significant progress in the advancement of women in terms of their success …

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Developing Valuable Relationships on 5 MINUTES a Day

Most lawyers I work with claim that time is their biggest impediment to developing business/relationships. Their claim becomes even more pronounced with they relate, with very punctuated voices, that they can’t focus on business development because: “I’m IN trial,” “I …

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