Karen Keller, Ph.D.

Top 5 Habits Holding You Back … From Everything

The best learned lessons come not from your success, but from your failures. Actually, the biggest failure is not learning from your mistakes. Mistakes come and go. But certain mistakes remain constant simply because you are circulating the same habits... Read >

What Are You Doing To Get Noticed?

Tired of being a face in the crowd? Done with the "You’re-a-wall-flower" treatment? Before you consciously make efforts to get noticed, the first thing you need to do is figure out who should be noticing you. Who REALLY matters? Who do you want (or... Read >

Women: Are You Using Or Creating Your Time?

Time is defined as the duration of sequential related matters. Huh? Women wear many hats: wife, mother, executive, business owner, entrepreneur, friend, and the list continues. Unfortunately, many women think of time as not being late, watching the clo... Read >

7 False Descriptions of Female Entrepreneurial Excellence

Business women are often misunderstood – mainly due to the unique traits they possess as women. These qualities that make them successful can be misread or misinterpreted. Nonetheless, today’s business woman is strong, focused and determined. Being a s... Read >

Women in Business: Beware the Best Friend Syndrome

Women in business have business relationships with clients, colleagues, partners, employees, and vendors. Relationships are an essential part of their work, and in order to keep their businesses on an even keel, it is important to know when and how to man... Read >

The Top 5 Understandings Women Need For Successful Negotiation

Women are learning the value of successful negotiation. However, men initiate negotiation four times more than women. Because of poor or nonexistent negotiation skills, women leave approximately $2000 on the table when buying a car. Women are more pessimi... Read >

Women and the Corporate Ladder: Documenting the Journey

When it comes to climbing the corporate ladder, women not only need to be on top of their game but they also need to watch their backs. As we all know, there are sour grapes in every bunch of people we work with. Some of these backstabbers try to either o... Read >

A Woman’s Definition of Success

Women are redefining the meaning of success – on their terms. They’re giving it a much needed makeover. Well-defined success factors or keys to success are important to a woman’s identity, to her sense of accomplishment and to her total acceptance of her ... Read >

How To Deal With Rejection

It stings but rejection happens whether it’s in love or in business. Rejection makes us afraid. Afraid to invite someone out. Afraid to ask for the promotion. Afraid to start a difficult conversation. Afraid to start our business. We assume that our inter... Read >

It’s All in the Relationship

What's important about a relationship? Everything! True success comes within the confines of authentic relationships. Anything less is superficial. You buy and sell based on relationships. You hire and fire based on relationships. You agree or disagree... Read >

3 Things to Know About the Truth Behind Your Influence

Being influential can mean the difference between success and failure. Yours. Influence is touted to women as an outer or external component as a means of getting what you want. This is logical IF you accept influence as how to exert power over some... Read >

Women and Business: How To ‘Seal The Deal’ for Succes

You’re walking into the boardroom. All eyes are on you. You take a seat. Take a deep breath and WHAM – now you’re on. What’s next? Every day leaders are made, deals get sealed, and negotiations fall through.. So what separates the ‘made’ deals fr... Read >