Library Stacks Up Opportunities: Executive Director Supports Women Tech Leaders

When Rebecca Stavick moved from a very small town in South Dakota to Omaha in 2010, she didn’t know a soul.

Inspirational Role ModelsMichele WeldonFebruary 25, 2019Michele Weldon, nonprofit, nonprofit leadership, Tech, women in technologyComment

Leading Ladies: Lessons on Powerful Women From All Oscar Noms

The Oscar nominations for actresses in a leading role this year present a precarious view of women in power, women blocked from power and women ignoring their own power.

Ellevate To The Top: CEO Aims to Mentor Leaders and Change Culture

Her 1995 high school graduating class of 64 students in a small Southern New Jersey town and her close friendships in her Villanova University sorority may have led the way for Kristy Wallace to become CEO of Ellevate Network, a leading women’s business networking initiative with 150,000 members.

Career successMichele WeldonFebruary 19, 2019business, Career, female entrepreneurs, Michele Weldon, women in the workplace, women leadersComment

If We Don’t Change the Narrative About Women and Leadership, We’re Doomed to Live in It Forever…

Listen to me, Women: You’re not crazy. The narrative about us makes us feel crazy by incessantly focusing on our problems in a way that makes them sound insolvable. It’s a miracle if we don’t fall into despair or rage. No wonder we may feel immobilized by the messages telling us we’re damned if we do and damned if we don’t — insert the behavior of your choice here.

Gloria FeldtFebruary 18, 2019careers, feminism, gender-equality, Leadership, Women

How Can I Help You? Nancy O’Reilly On Why We Must Support Each Other

Author, psychologist, entrepreneur, broadcaster and founder of the non-profit, Women Connect4Good, Inc., Nancy D. O’Reilly knows we not only get by with a little help from our friends, but we thrive with the help of women all around us.

Inspirational Role ModelsMichele WeldonFebruary 18, 2019Change, Dr Nancy O'Reilly, equality, Michele Weldon, sister courage, women leadersComment

Going To The Dogs: A New Kind Of Four-Legged Franchise

Michelle Boggs is onto not just her second career, but her fourth or fifth if you count them all.

Career choicesMichele WeldonFebruary 15, 2019business, Career, CEO, franchise, Leadership, Michele WeldonComment

Love It Or Leave It: 5 Ways To Like Your Job More Than You Do Now

Whoever came up with the put-down, “You’re married to your job,” clearly was deriding the lack of work/life balance. It’s not a compliment.

Tools and TipsMichele WeldonFebruary 12, 2019Advice, Career, Dream Job, Michele Weldon, Work/Life BalanceComment

February Might Be the Shortest Month but It’s a Super Important One

The stores are full of red Valentine hearts. We’re reminded that February is Heart Month.

This year I missed the inspiring Go Red for Women events highlighting the importance of women taking care of their heart health. I usually attend these either as a speaker or financial supporter, and I have told my story of why here. I couldn’t go last week because my heart was devoted to launching Take The Lead’s signature 50 Women Can Change the World in Journalism program in New York. And it was awesome.

Gloria FeldtFebruary 11, 2019black-history-month, feminism, journalism, Leadership, Women

Open Up: 10 Great New Books By Women For Women Who Read To Lead

In her new book, Backroads Boss Lady: Happiness Ain’t a Side Hustle- Straight Talk On Creating The Life Your Deserve, Jessi Roberts, founder of Cheekys, a clothing and accessories brand with $6 million a year that she launched in a small Idaho store, tells it like it is.

Career choicesMichele WeldonFebruary 11, 2019books, Career, female entrepreneurs, Goodreads, Michele WeldonComment

Fighting For Female Vets: Founder Models Strength, Courage

Jas Boothe says she owes her winning attitude of bravery and strength to the military. And her mission to help female veterans was born of her own experience.

Tapping Gen Z: Building Culture That Works With Purpose

A new film exploring GenZers across the globe, “The Future is Fluid,” premiered at Sundance recently, and it has many thinking what is in store for all of us working with this generation of workers, post-Millennials, born after 1995.

Changing the WorkplaceMichele WeldonFebruary 5, 2019business, Change, communication, Michele Weldon, youthComment