We all have a name or a face come to mind, as we listen to the word – CONTROL FREAK.

Here is a newsflash, have you looked in the mirror…Do you trust people?

Most recently, I have spoken to many women who believe that the real opportunity for women’s pay parity has arrived. Finally, we have more women in the workforce and all these women are still making 77cents for a $1 for what a man makes. As many men have been let go and have their wives, partners and girlfriends emerging as the primary bread winner. They are understanding that if they had the similar job, they would have been paid higher dollars.

In any case, women are finding themselves now more stretched between the demands of work and life. As if this was not enough, may companies have increased the bar on the face time employees have in the company. Essentially, women are now over-whelmed….and these companies are sending the message that they do not TRUST their employees. So, the need to have them in the office.

This has a negative impact on the morale of the women. They are not feeling empowered. The real question is when are we going to grow up?

We need to trust our employees to do their work and produce. Where they do this work in not a concern…Trust is about loosing CONTROL…and to extend trust in a way that helps people build long-term relationships in which both the trusting and trusted party – keep their focus on RESULTS and INTEGRITY.