The global workplace is experiencing economic and cultural disruption arising from the COVIV-19 or Coronavirus spread. Updates expand daily, affecting leaders, employees and entrepreneurs everywhere. Cancellations from Coachella and South by Southwest to classes on university campuses, sporting events, professional conferences and political campaigns heighten awareness and also create chaos.
Read MoreAs March was declared by U.S. Congress in 1987 as Women’s History Month—lengthened from the original week seven years earlier—it is time in 2020 to salute this year’s theme, “Valiant Women of the Vote.” In an election year that will likely not see a woman as a final presidential candidate, the theme can expand to include the past of women who fought for voting parity as well as the present and future advocates for voting women and equality.
Read MoreThe quote has been attributed to many people. But since March is Women’s History Month and I’m writing on March 8, International Women’s Day , I’m going with Eleanor Roosevelt: “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift… that’s why they call it the present.”
Read More“Be bold. Be Bomba. Be who you are.” This is Lulu Cordero’s mantra. The founder and creator of Bomba Curls, took a turn from her pre-med studies to economics at the University of Chicago, back to her Dominican Republic roots to develop a hair care company that celebrates the natural beauty of women.
Read MoreIt’s time each of us moved toward making equality a global reality, collectively and individually. Later this week on March 9, International Women’s Day turns 109 years old, defined as a “global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women - while also marking a call to action for accelerating gender equality.”
Read MoreMany women may dream about having a fictional drama made about their lives; but Kelley Kitley is actually doing it. This is no ordinary vanity project. Kitley, psychotherapist, author and owner of Serendipitous Psychotherapy, next month begins production on a short educational film, “Gray Area,” on women’s mental health and substance abuse, based on her award-winning 2017 memoir, My Self: An Autobiography of Survival.
Read MoreShe got the idea for her latest ambitious journalism venture four years ago while on maternity leave for her first child. As more non-profit journalism sites were launching in the media landscape, Emily Ramshaw thought, “Why is there not one for women, politics and policy?”
Read MoreExactly one week from today will be Leap Day, February 29!
And I want to spend it with you.
Register here to join me at The Power Up Conference: Igniting the Intentional Leader Within, February 28 and 29 at the Scottsdale Plaza Hotel.
Read More“I’m just some guy doing good work.”Modesty aside, Leon Silver, member of Take The Lead’s board of directors, and honoree at the upcoming Power Up Conference, may downplay the enormity of his role and influence in gender equity work for decades. But recognizing his dedication to gender parity is what is easy.
Read MoreTelling your story is a lot more than just saying what happened. It can be a powerful tool to advance your career and connect to community. “Stories have to service the community,” says Megan Finnerty, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, director of the Storytellers Brand Studio, founder and director of the USA TODAY Storytellers Project and moderator of the Power Up Conference panel, “Why Women Should Take The Lead in Politics.”
Read MoreSome entrepreneurs have a knack for turning personal needs into great ideas, and then turning those great ideas into huge successes.
Stacey Blackman, founder of Stacy Blackman Consulting, the Blacklight Channel and Stryke Club, is just that entrepreneur.
While she has been reaping rewards professional for two decades, early on, she was deterred.
Read MoreOh no, he didn’t. When Jamia Wilson was an undergraduate at American University majoring in broadcast journalism, an older white male professor emeritus called her into his office over what he called “a cause for concern.” Wilson, now Executive Director and Publisher of Feminist Press at City University of New York, knew it was not about her grades, her work, her performance or anything she could imagine.
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