Issue 106 — September 2, 2019 Are you one of the 46 percent of Americans who’ll barbecue over Labor Day weekend? Will it be ribs, hot dogs, burgers, or veggies? Or will you be one of the 25 percent who’ll be shopping? Google “Labor Day” and the majority of top hits involve Labor Day sales.
Read MoreBoth Arianne Hunter and Vanessa Sanchez have been proud of being nerdy from a young age. As recipients of the CAS Future Leaders program in its 10th year from the American Chemical Society, they are two of 29 PhD students and postdoctoral researchers in the sciences chosen this year from 16 countries.
Read MoreYou may have attended a commencement speech this season for a friend, son, daughter, niece, nephew, cousin, parent or partner. Sometimes the speeches are full of inspiration and sometimes the speeches fall flat. Especially if the speaker is trying to be funny. And isn’t.
Read MoreSearch online for “women’s leadership books,” and the first four books that pop up are by men. Search again with the keywords “women business books” and you get offers for dozens of daily bound planners. And does anyone really use those anymore? Sigh. So Take The Lead took the lead on
Read MoreThe power of women leaders across generations and alliances was on prominent display.
Read MoreGloria Lau’s LinkedIn profile states: “Data is gold. I’m a modern day gold digger.”
Read MoreFive years ago Carole Rains, 60, didn’t know what an emu was. And now she is in the online retail business of selling Emu Joy, the brand name she created for dozens of consumer skincare and pain relief products based on emu oil. For the record, an emu is the flightless bird that looks like an unattractive ostrich.
Read MoreYoda is not real.
No one person will magically be your mentor who will show you the path to success for your entire professional life.
Read MoreFirst things first. As a mother working outside the home, you can’t do the work unless you have the childcare and pre-school details handled and secure.
Read MoreWe are oh so far from the purring Catwoman character played by Julie Newmar in the 1960s “Batman” tv series.
Read MoreIn honor of Black History Month, we gathered from our Take The Lead archives the best leadership, life and entrepreneurial lessons from these 12 outstanding black women leaders we greatly admire.
Read MoreWhen Rebecca Stavick moved from a very small town in South Dakota to Omaha in 2010, she didn’t know a soul.
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