Tag Archives: women’s transition issues

“Everyone else, from my dear husband on, and all of my friends, don’t quite get it,” shared a Focus Group participant.  We were discussing the reactions of those around us to transition.   This woman was no shrinking flower.  She had been the chief researcher at a well-known organization.   Early in her career she had successfully transitioned.   This was her second time at the plate.  She wasn’t alone in her sentiment.  All present acknowledged the confusion experienced by many of those closest to them.   She summarized the view from a friend’s perspective, “If that’s how you’ve always identified yourself and (now you) don’t identify yourself…then who are you?”  They don’t quite get it…. Continue reading →

“We’ve arrived at this process in an additive way,” offered an articulate woman at a dinner I attended earlier this week.  We were talking about a key process for a finance organization while perched high above New York’s East River in a gorgeously appointed pre-war apartment. “We started with a good focus but kept adding items as people joined.  Each ‘add’ was in response to an issue raised by a new participant.”  The result?  An unwieldy thirty step process that arguably undermined the original goals.   Have you ever experienced something like this?  Additive.     Continue reading →