Issue 236 — July 24, 2023
Did you see the powerful monologue by America Ferrera’s character (aptly named Gloria) in the Barbie movie posted on every social media platform? And maybe, like millions of other women, you nodded in recognition. Many said they were moved to tears.
Read MoreIssue 233 — June 26, 2023
I took a class in Tai Chi last weekend. The teacher started by describing the practice as “intentional movement.”
Intentional movement is a useful framework for thinking about one’s own behavior as a leader and for interpreting or attempting to interpret the behavior of other leaders.
Read MoreIssue 220 — January 30, 2023
I recall a car ride where a male professional colleague and I bantered about our different perspectives on a serious issue. I don’t remember what we were arguing about, but I can’t forget his closing argument. “Estrogen logic!” he declared, as a way of diminishing me and my point of view.
Read MoreIssue 200— May 30, 2022
I need to write about power this week.
I’ve spent the last decade teaching women the difference between thinking of oppressive power OVER and generative, creative, and innovative power TO so that we can get over our culturally learned ambivalence about power that is a key barrier to women’s advancement.
Read MoreIssue 196 — April 11, 2022
Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Her name is already embedded in the annals of history as the first Black woman confirmed to sit on the Supreme Court of the United States.
After 232 years and 115 previous sitting justices, Judge Brown Jackson will become Justice Brown Jackson when she is sworn in at the end of the Court’s current term.
Read MoreIssue 161 — February 22, 2021
Grady Gammage auditorium, with its classic Frank Lloyd Wright architecture, buzzed with excitement, filled to its 3000+ seat capacity on the campus of Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ. Local people who were unable to get tickets hosted watch parties in their homes and offices, and dozens of groups from India to Seattle sent pictures of their watch party events.
Carla Harris’s electrifying opening keynote trended globally on Twitter before the crush of internet users broke the venue’s internet capacity and made our livestream spotty. Even that didn’t dampen the enthusiasm.
Read MoreYour story matters.
Take The Lead introduces the new initiative, Power To Change Stories, to highlight your personal story of specific experiences, strategies, insights and solutions to create change where you work and where you are.
At Take The Lead, we are committed to racial and gender parity as our mission. We recognize the importance of stories especially now during the pandemic of COVID-19 and the calls to action to affect ongoing racial injustice.
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