Dan Rockwell is a great blogger for leadership tips and he recently started a series of posts he refers to as the ABCs of leadership. His posts were insightful and as I read them I realized similar advice would apply to us — the wingspouses. We are in a non-traditional leadership role, but a leadership role none the less. I decided it would be fun to provide links to each of his posts, and then apply his advice to the wingspouse role. (more…)
Topic: ‘Wingspouse Tips’
Marriage is a Three Legged Race
August 8th, 2010 by Kathi the wingspouse
When unmarried executive men read my blog posts, they sometimes email me and ask, “how can I find a wingspouse?” What a difficult question to answer. I could give a list of traits, but different traits work with different couples. I could provide a list of places to find educated career-driven women, but not all women of this type want to put the career on hold for a spouse’s career. I decided to ask my husband how he would suggest a man find a wife who is wingspouse material. His answer surprised me. “Marry someone you would hire as a leader,” he replied. (more…)
DIY Classy Travel
August 6th, 2010 by Kathi the wingspouse
Companies often use a travel agent to book flights. I know my husband’s company does. When Mark and I start planning a trip somewhere together he usually says, “I’ll have my secretary take care of the flight arrangements.” It’s nice that he is attempting to save me the inconvenience, but that is not always our best option if I’m paying for my own ticket. Why? Because I use some tricks to find the great flight deals that businesses don’t necessarily know or care about when a travel agent books a trip. (more…)
Setting the Bar
July 22nd, 2010 by Kathi the wingspouse
Being married to a successful person is really tough on the ego. For years I’ve dreamed of having a second career, doing something I could be good at. Sometimes I imagined owning a cafe that specialized in nibbles to eat. Other times, I dreamed of owning a software company like my mom. I even considered going to law school. Now that I’m actually able to get out there and do something, it’s hard. My spouse has worked his way to great success and that sets the bar really high.
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Taking a New Post ure
July 15th, 2010 by Kathi via posterous
I’m now on posterous too!
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