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Dana Theus

Dana Theus is president and CEO of InPower Coaching, helping emerging and established leaders master change and find professional success through personal growth. She offers innovative leadership development, change management and coaching programs to companies and individuals capitalizing on her 25-year business career in marketing/business development, strategic planning, leadership development and coaching. Theus has worked for Fortune 100 companies, entrepreneurial startups, government and military agencies and non-profits. A prolific writer and perceptive coach, she has developed the InPower Leadership Development Competency Model, and she founded InPowerWomen.com (a Forbes Top 100 web ite for women) and InPowerCoaching.com to bring an InPowered voice to leadership development. Theus is also a research-based advocate for women’s leadership initiatives. Learn more and contact her at DanaTheus.com.

Articles by Dana Theus

InspirationLeadership

The employee engagement strategy you need during the Great Resignation

By Dana Theus 01/21/22

Inspiration

The glass ceiling has moved: What women (and their mentors) need to know

By Dana Theus 03/05/21

Management

What the protests demand of our leaders

By Dana Theus 06/09/20

Strategy

Getting ready to lead in the 80% economy

By Dana Theus 04/23/20

Digital Technology

Middle management job security in the age of automation

By Dana Theus 04/11/18

Management

Rethinking how we define and track workforce diversity

By Dana Theus 01/30/18

Management

The hidden costs of a soft-skills deficit in middle management

By Dana Theus 11/29/17

Management

3 executive takeaways about culture from the Google mess

By Dana Theus 08/14/17

Management

Middle management is the stepchild of leadership development. This is bad for your company

By Dana Theus 05/26/17

Inspiration

Can entrepreneurial and corporate women help each other?

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Careers

Mentorship: 3 keys to success

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Inspiration

What parenthood taught me about being an empowering leader

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Management

Behind closed doors: Avoiding the corporate “Snowden effect”

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Careers

3 leadership “truths” women should ignore

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Leadership

3 reasons to be bullish on Bezos and The Washington Post

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Inspiration

Leadership lessons from parenthood, part 2

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Strategy

Creative leadership

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Careers

Are you caught in the results trap?

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Careers

Is “sponsor” is the new “mentor” for women leaders? 3 tips for attracting a sponsor

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Careers

The values schism and how it’s draining the brains from corporate America

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Management

Part 2 of the values schism: Corporate America needs to get real

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Careers

Is the “Lean In” phenomenon working for women in leadership?

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Communication

Leadership communications: 4 steps to co-opt those voices in your head

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Careers

The secrets to executive presence

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Leadership

Closing the equal-pay gap, one woman at a time

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Careers

Why mentorship isn’t enough for talent development

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Careers

3 ways managing millennials will make you a better leader

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Management

Leaders: Expand your strengths-based leadership zone

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Careers

Is describing leadership “character” the easy way out?

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Inspiration

Do women need a mentor to succeed?

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Inspiration

Is your ego in the way of your success? (Your people might think so)

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Leadership

The business case for gender-balanced leadership

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Leadership

Women are good for business

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Careers

Moving from managing to leading — taking on the big picture

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Careers

Moving from managing to leading: Developing your leadership presence

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Careers

Moving from managing to leading: Building your authentic leadership style

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Leadership

Why women on boards isn’t enough: An argument for gender-balanced leadership style

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Management

Be a meeting whisperer: Conflict Management 101

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Management

Advanced conflict management for leaders

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Inspiration

Leadership lessons from real, live leaders

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Careers

3 reasons innovative ideas aren’t enough (and what to do about it)

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Careers

Pitching your big idea

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Careers

The secret to entrepreneurial leadership — even if you’re not an entrepreneur

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Leadership

Iron Man for CEO?

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Careers

Career tip: Authentic self-promotion

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Inspiration

Leadership upside down: A review of “Turn The Ship Around”

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Careers

Goal-setting strategies for 2013

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Careers

Use intentions to go beyond simple goal-setting

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Careers

Goal-setting doesn’t have to stress you out

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Management

“Commander’s intent”: Strategic planning in a box?

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Careers

Do you mistake your product for your personal brand?

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Careers

Do you have to “fake it” to succeed?

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Careers

Why leaders should care about the pay gap and flexible work-life arrangements

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Inspiration

What Yahoo and Marissa Mayer did right (and wrong)

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Strategy

The real risk Marissa Mayer runs with her work-at-home policy

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Careers

How do great leaders get great confidence?

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Inspiration

How men can help high-potential women stay in the workforce

By Dana Theus 05/26/16

Careers

Why STEM leaders need emotional intelligence training

By Dana Theus 03/29/16