Still Learning After All These Years: Why Leadership Training For Women Is Key

Back to school season may inspire entrepreneurs and business leaders not to buy the latest character backpack or a new pair of jeans, but to augment skills in training programs and leadership courses.

Ambition / IntentionMichele WeldonSeptember 12, 2016Career, Change, education, female entrepreneurs, leadership trainingComment

Are You Tough Enough? Why Competitive Winning Matters To Women Leaders

As humans, we care a lot about winning. As women leaders and competitors in the workplace, we may care a whole lot more.

The literal finger-wagging battle signifying who is No. 1 in the Rio 2016 Olympics swimming competitions between USA gold medalist Lilly King and Russian silver medalist Yulia Efimova has been dramatic and perhaps non-diplomatic. King turned her win into a platform against doping in competition and touted hers as a clean victory. She later apologized.

Ambition / IntentionMichele WeldonAugust 15, 2016business, Career, competition, pay gap, Women in Sports Comment

A is For Ambition: How and Why Women Leaders Can Claim It Without Apology

Being happy is not the sole, top professional goal for me, nor for many women leaders I know. It’s a welcome and worthwhile byproduct of a productive, meaningful life, not the whole point.

Ambition / IntentionMichele WeldonAugust 9, 2016ambition, Career, leadership parity, Women and Power, women in the workplace Comment

Buzz Me Out of Here: When The Other Woman At Work Is Queen Bee

You are lucky if you have never worked with one. And you may break out in hives from the stress just thinking about this mistress of the hive. If you have ever worked with or for a “Queen Bee,” you know what this is about. I have and the thought of the two queens I have worked for in different organizations still make me shudder.

Ambition / IntentionMichele WeldonMay 30, 20169 Power Tools, Career, confidence, female entrepreneurs, Role Models, women in the workplace, Women's LeadershipComment

Risky Business: How, Why Women Entrepreneurs Take Chances to Succeed

Years ago I interviewed author and life coach Gail Blanke on her book, “Between Trapezes,” advising those who are in the space between life phases to take a leap off the diving board and “invent the water on the way down.”

Ambition / IntentionMichele WeldonMay 10, 2016business, entrepreneurs, female entrepreneurs, Leadership, women in the workplaceComment

Show Her The Money: Why Successful Business Women Are Better at Crowdfunding Than Men

Project, Passion, Participation and Perk. These are the motivating factors for funders choosing to back a startup, according to Danae Ringelmann, Indiegogo founder, writing in Elle.

Ambition / Intention, Self-promotionMichele WeldonMarch 22, 2016business women, crowdfunding, emotional intelligence, female entrepreneurs, financing, funding, gender gap, Lori Greiner, Research, success, Take The Lead This Week, Women and PowerComment

Faster, Faster: International Women’s Day Aim Is Global Women Pay Equity

In the time it takes for a child to move from prekindergarten to her college graduation—14 years—the planet will have achieved gender equity. That is the sincere hope and the theme for this year’s International Women’s Day at United Nations Women. “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step it Up For Gender Equality” urges all countries to embrace a future of equal pay, equal treatment and justice for all women and girls globally.

Ambition / Intention, Changing the Power Par..., Propel: Take The Lead ...Michele WeldonMarch 7, 2016Equal pay, equality, gender parity, International Women's Day, Leadership, leadership parity, Power, Women and Power, WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH Comments

Location, Location: Know The Best Cities For Women Entrepreneurs and Why

No wonder “Nashville” entrepreneur Rayna James started her Highway 65 label in her hometown city. Even though the singer played by actress Connie Britton on the ABC-TV drama is fictional (as is her blockbuster country music record label), it is very real news that Nashville just snagged the title of No. 1 city in the country for women entrepreneurs, according to the latest research from Wallethub.

Ambition / IntentionMichele WeldonFebruary 29, 2016Authentic Leadership, business, Career, female entrepreneurs, leadership parity, success, Take The Lead This Week, Women, women in the workplace, Women's LeadershipComment

Are You Really An Entrepreneur?

Being your own boss is at the heart of the American Dream. No wonder it is such a common fantasy. The idea of ownership taps into our profound longing for riches and freedom – freedom from bosses, restrictive policies, glass ceilings, and everything else that robs you of rewards, both

Ambition / Intention, Career choicesAdele ScheeleDecember 10, 2015entrepreneurs, female entrepreneurs, success, Women and Power, women in the workplaceComment

Marlene Gordon & Fran Hauser On What It Takes To Excel in the Corporate Arena

Last month at the SHE Summit, Take The Lead Co-Founder Gloria Feldt moderated the panel “How Women Can Pave a Path to Corporate Leadership” with Marlene Gordon, VP & General Council Bacardi North America Corporation, and Fran Hauser, Partner at Rothenberg Ventures & former President of Digital at Time Inc.

Ambition / Intention, Inspirational Role Models, Leadership Power ToolsNishita TamulyNovember 20, 20159 Power Tools, Gloria Feldt, inspirational women, leadership parity, Women and Leadership, Women and Power, women in the workplace, Women's Leadership, womens movementComment

30 Years of the 100 Best: Gloria Feldt

Recently, I facilitated a panel on negotiation at the Watermark Conference for Women. It was a standing-room only event; women were clearly hungry for tips on how to get paid and promoted fairly. They started lining up for the mike even before the panelists had finished speaking.

Ambition / Intention, Career successTake The LeadNovember 12, 2015Career, confidence, Gloria Feldt, PARENTHOOD, parenting, Power, women in the workplace, Work/Life BalanceComment

Gloria Feldt wants YOU to take the lead | Power Lunch Recap

On October 7th, our co-founder and President Gloria Feldt talked with Bossed Up’s Emilie Aries about her personal leadership journey and how she’s embraced her power and created a sustainable career as part of Bossed Up’s #FierceFall series. Read Emilie’s recap of her Power Lunch with Gloria Feldt below.