top of page
The Bright Blog
Smart, real-world, pragmatic advice for women seeking to jump to the next level.
Search


Redefining Control When We Feel Out of Control
When things seem out of control around us, it can be a natural tendency to try and control those few things that are actually in our domain.

Nicole Provonchee
3 min read


STOP Doing That! (How to Stop Doing the Thing We Know is Holding Us Back)
We all know the definition of insanity: keep doing the same thing and expect a different result.
Why do we keep doing the same thing?

Nicole Provonchee
2 min read


Seven Lessons Learned from Starting My Own Company
Starting a company is hard work. Here are seven lessons I have learned - 18 months into my new business,

Nicole Provonchee
4 min read


Five Situations Where You Need a Coach
I am often asked (usually by people who have never been lucky enough to have a great executive coach) - who can benefit from coaching?...

Nicole Provonchee
3 min read


A Member of the Overwhelmed Working Mothers Club? Tips to deactivate your membership
Managing the overwhelming feelings of overwhelm is one of the most popular topics I discuss with working women. Without exception, all of...

Nicole Provonchee
4 min read


Three CEO Mindsets That Limit Business Growth
When a business starts to struggle, business leaders often look across the business to determine how they can improve operations and...

Nicole Provonchee
2 min read


Drive Performance with a Leader Dashboard
No one said being a leader was going to be easy. Leaders must manage the day-to-day tasks of their job, ensure timelines and budgets are...

Nicole Provonchee
2 min read


Self-Advocacy Pays: Seven Steps to Getting What You Want
This article is part of a series of blogs around the Five Behaviors Standing Between Women Leaders & Greater Success. This article dives...

Nicole Provonchee
7 min read


The Very Best Email Newsletters for Working Women
I recently took the advice of a very smart productivity consultant and did an audit of my email inbox. Turns out, I get a lot of crap I...

Nicole Provonchee
2 min read


Are You Holding Yourself Back? How to Get Out of Your Own Way.
Earlier this week, I was lucky enough to meet with over 200 women at the Women in Business luncheon of Williamson, Inc., the Williamson...

Nicole Provonchee
3 min read


I Finally Learned A Powerful Secret to Success: An Open Blog to My Fellow Workaholics and Overachiev
My dear fellow workaholics and overachievers, I just learned a new, amazing, powerful skill that I wanted to share with you. This skill...

Nicole Provonchee
3 min read


The Art of No: How to Navigate Away from the Pleasing Trap
This article is part of a series of blogs around the Five Behaviors Standing Between Women Leaders & Greater Success. This article dives...

Nicole Provonchee
5 min read


15 Benefits Coaching Can Offer You
When a leader is matched with a coach that fits their needs, executive coaching can be an insightful, challenging, exciting growth...

Nicole Provonchee
3 min read


Tips for Managing Millennials (When You Are Not One)
One of the most common questions I get from my executive-level clients is: "How can I work better with Millennials?" (The question is is...

Nicole Provonchee
2 min read


Avoid Overwhelm and Burn Out
The feelings are common to many of us who suffer from overachievement: a sense of dread when you review your ever evolving To Do List, a...

Nicole Provonchee
2 min read


Your Guide to Better Stress Management
Stress used to be really, really useful. Long ago, when we needed to run away from the tigers hiding in the bushes, stress gave us the...

Nicole Provonchee
3 min read


Ten Question Communication Check-Up
Looking Beyond Your Last Presentation When communicating, there are a number of tricks and techniques you can implement to ensure your...

Nicole Provonchee
2 min read


A Simple Tool That Revolutionizes Workplace Communications: SBAR
So you need to communicate a recommendation quickly to another coworker. Or you need to communicate something complex to your boss. In...

Nicole Provonchee
4 min read


Why it Pays to Self-Promote (aka The Tiara Is Not Coming)
This article is part of a series of blogs around the Five Behaviors Standing Between Women Leaders & Greater Success. This article dives...

Nicole Provonchee
5 min read


Get It All Done: Finding Your Equilibrium
This article is part of a series of blogs around the Five Behaviors Standing Between Women Leaders & Greater Success. This article dives...

Nicole Provonchee
5 min read
bottom of page
