Last night I attended the Oregon Symphony’s performance of Igor Stravinski’s Petrushka. It was brilliantly performed with the addition of puppeteers and a live video feed onto a huge screen above the orchestra. Carnival Chaos The setting of Petrushka is a carnival and the musicians all had various parts to play to create the atmosphere. […]
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Dealing with the Habit of Too Much at Work
I went to a solo performance called First Born this weekend. Gigi Rosenberg wrote and performed the work and was brilliant! She starts the show with talking about how her mother and stepfather’s visits were just too much to handle. The visits were too noisy, too strange, too long for her liking, therefore, too disruptive […]
Taking Up a Small Space Lessens Women’s Credibility as Leaders
Portland’s Greek Festival was last week. The food, smells and music all bring back childhood memories for me, so it has become a family tradition to attend the festival. On the days we go, the rest of Portland also tries to squeeze itself into the area around the Greek Orthodox Church. But, the crowds do […]
Work Allies Help You Orchestrate Your Success
By Lyn Cikara on October 1, 2018 in Employee Satisfaction, Leadership Development, Women in leadership
This weekend I attended the Oregon Symphony’s season opening with the premier performance of a young local composer’s work called “Chamber Music”. Katherine Balch, the composer, was asked why she called a large orchestral work “Chamber Music”. She explained that the wonderful experience of performing music with friends in a small venue has always been her […]
Three Habits that Hold Women Leaders Back
Many women I coach talk about their desire to compete with their colleagues and be seen as contenders for the next promotion when it emerges. Most women get left out of the running in spite of their efforts. They tell me how hard they have worked to gain a good understanding of their jobs and […]