Gloria Feldt, published author, former President of Planned Parenthood, and CEO, and co-founder of Take the Lead, discusses with Mission Matters host Adam Torres how intentioning can help women lead a better world for all.
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Lots of choices and options are good, but when you have close to 4.2 million podcasts around the world to pick from, which ones are best for you as a busy person interested in women’s business, leadership and entrepreneurship topics?
Take The Lead has selected 10 of the best podcasts for women—by women—that you can spend your time listening to—while doing other things, so you can be the multitasker you are. With a range of shows aimed at different generations, fields and identities, this list can perhaps validate choices you already made or introduce you to others you may not have known.
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While it’s natural to feel overwhelmed in the wake of challenging societal or political events, staying in a problem-focused mindset limits our ability to act. It almost ensures we will fail to get our preferred outcomes.
In fact, I’ve learned from my decades of leading complex organizations and movements that are frequently under attack, the best antidote to fear and despair is to take action.
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It’s been a lot. The stressful developments of the past several months from political campaigns, the election and catastrophic global conflicts, to natural disasters have caused distress and disruption for anyone and everyone, regardless of politics.
The 2024 American Psychiatric Association report shows 70% of adults in this country “are particularly anxious about current events.”
Add in the requirements individuals bear for the holidays at work and at home, as well as end of the year presentations, reports and projections, and there is an equation leading to burnout. Add in the disparities of race and gender in culture and the workplace, and it may seem insurmountable. But it is possible to transcend the discord with strategies to stay calm—and productive.
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In 10 years of operation, under the visionary direction of co-founder and president Gloria Feldt, Take The Lead has accomplished immeasurable successes and influenced directly hundreds of thousands of people.
On this Giving Tuesday, Take The Lead is shouting out 10 of its greatest programs and resources, so you can see exactly what and how your generosity powers a path to a future of gender equity in leadership across all industries and organizations. There are so many more reasons to support Take the Lead, but this is a solid guide to what your giving enables to continue long into the future.
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Our editorial director and newsletter writer Michele Weldon is taking Thanksgiving week off, so I’m taking this space to say THANK YOU to each and every one of you. Many thanks for your support — whether as a donor, a participant in one of our leadership development programs, an attendee at an event, even talking with us on social media, or reading this newsletter. Your support has enabled Take The Lead to celebrate 10 years of impact. See what we have accomplished below.
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How often do you click on an article because the title promises you’re going to learn something new or fix a problem you’ve been struggling with — and it turns out to do neither?
In this moment when many are seeking answers as to why for the second time in less than a decade, a highly qualified female leader didn’t break through what Hillary Clinton dubbed the “highest and hardest glass ceiling,” you might be among the many asking “Why?”
The next question typically is: “When will the country be ready for a female president?”
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“It’s like health fitness; it is wealth fitness. Many women know they will be fully responsible financially for themselves,” says Loretta McCarthy, co-ceo, and managing partner of Golden Seeds, LLC, an investor consortium that invests in early-stage, women-led businesses.
Managing the nationwide network of nearly 300 angel investors, McCarthy has been with Golden Seeds for 20 years and in that time, “We have invested in 253 companies with $185 million from 1,100 investors,” she says.
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As the dust settles after the November 5th election, many of you are deflated, while others are elated.
No matter where you stand, one thing is clear: Take The Lead’s mission for gender parity in leadership across all sectors has never been more essential. Our work transcends party lines and industries, grounded in the belief that advancing women’s economic power, parity, and reproductive freedom benefits us all.
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Every year Take The Lead dives into select and recommended nonfiction books that further the mission of Take The Lead for its 10 years of driving gender and racial equity. As this is the season of reading, giving and swapping books, here are 10 titles published in 2024 (in alphabetical order by author last name) we suggest and why.
These books cover history, popular culture, politics, sports, COVID, feminism, aging, health and memoir from a range of women authors across race, generations, identity, experiences and points of view.
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When I started writing this series a few weeks ago, I planned on writing one post on each of the “buckets” of those 9 Leadership Power Tools: the self-definitional tools, the counterintuitive tools, and the change leadership tools.
Turned out there was more to say, so here’s part 4.
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In this highly fractious and divisive political culture, as a leader, it is essential to create a workplace environment that is absent of negativity and hate that exist outside the organization surrounding the election.
Guaranteeing that the workplace culture is safe physically and emotionally not just on voting day, but in upcoming weeks and months over a possibly contested outcome is a top priority. And one that exists whether the workplace is virtual or in-person. Decreasing political anxiety at work is the goal.
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