Michelle Atallah

Did you know that everyone, even the top leaders at the top companies, is winging it? To be clear, I don’t mean that everyone is faking it or that everyone is operating out of their depth - it just means that the higher up you get, your responsibilities will grow, and you’ll be asked to lead more and more - teams, departments, maybe eventually entire companies. As a leader, you’ll be asked to solve new problems or achieve new goals - nobody hires a smart, capable person just to maintain the...

Sometimes you’ll make a decision, and then at some point down the line you’ll consider changing your mind. When is this a good idea? Oftentimes we’re taught to view changing your mind as a bad thing - like once you’ve made a decision you should stick to it. But what if something changes? Ignoring new data and refusing to ever change your mind on principle is, like most absolute rules, not a great idea. If you’re feeling friction, resistance, or self-judgement about changing your mind, here...

One question I get a lot from clients is: how do you tell the difference between intuition and anxiety? This is especially relevant when they are trying to find their own voice and become more confident in new roles. How can you recognize your inner voice trying to tell you something important and differentiate it from anxiety driven by fear? The Quick Rule for Differentiation My favorite rule is simple: if you’re being driven towards something you want, it’s more likely to be intuition. If...