How Long Till justice? Juneteenth Symbolizes Both Question and Answer

Issue 202 — June 20, 2022

On the second national Juneteenth holiday, I am reposting what I wrote last year in recognition of this day in American history. The unfinished business of equality remains the same even though public awareness of the day is much greater, if overcommercialized. The Big RE Concert and Conference: REthink, REwire, REcreate will give you insights and tools you can use right away to address these and many other leadership and life issues. REgister here now — early bird ticket prices have just been announced!

The SumGloria FeldtJune 21, 2022leadership training, Take The Lead Event, Social JusticeComment

It's Time to Get Out of Your Own Way

Is your comfort zone holding you back?

Look, trust me, I know it can sometimes be hard to acknowledge that we’re the ones responsible for making progress (or lack thereof) in our lives, but the good news is we can unlearn that behavior in order to get out of our own way.

Pursue the Vision: Power Up Conference Chair Does What It Takes To Help Others Succeed

The irony is that her vision literally stopped her from pursuing her dream career.

But it is her lifetime as a visionary that enables entrepreneurs and leaders to never stop pursuing their dreams.

What is your Big RE?

We have spent the last couple of years in an environment of deep disruption and uncertainty. Now, we are living in a revolutionary time. A time that surrounds us with change, transformation, and all the REs.

Your opportunity is now!

The Sum, EventFelicia DavisJune 13, 2022Take The Lead Event, Transformation, Social ChangeComment

Must Reads: 17 Best New Summer Books By, For & About Women

Whether you are an ebook or audio book lover, or still want to get your pages dirty, there are so many great summer reading options with new great leadership and business titles.

And you are not alone.

Entrepreneur, Gender Parity, Women Career SuccessMichele WeldonJune 10, 2022Summer reads, Women Writers, Leadership BooksComment

Equal Rights: It’s Now or Never

Issue 201 — June 5, 2022

“Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty,” said founding father John Adams. Yet in a classic demonstration of unearned privilege, he mocked his wife Abigail’s plea to “remember the ladies” when framing the Constitution. John averred that men would never put up with that “tyranny of the petticoat.” As if one person’s freedom reduces the other person’s freedom, when the exact opposite is actually true.

The SumGloria FeldtJune 5, 2022Abortion, LGBTQ, Equal Rights AmendmentComment

Tastes of Success: Co-Founder of Meal Platform Delivers Homemade Dishes And Business Tips

It is precisely because she is not a good cook that Merav Kalish founded a national business centered on home-cooked meals delivered to your home.

As co-founder and chief marketing officer of WoodSpoon, Kalish has helped solve problems for both chefs and customers craving home-cooked meals reflecting the tastes and traditions of their own homes of origin.

To Stop Uvaldes and Buffalos, Start by Changing the Narrative of Power

Issue 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.

The SumGloria FeldtMay 30, 2022Power To, Women Leaders, Gun ControlComment

Credit Where Credit Is Due: Co-Founder Helps Employees Create Wealth

By the time Einat Steklov moved to the United States from Israel in 1996, she had already served in Israeli Defense Forces, graduated from Tel Aviv University Law School and worked in a corporate law firm.

But she couldn’t get a phone line because she needed a credit history in the U.S.

“I recall sitting there thinking I need a credit card. I made good money, my husband made good money and we could not establish credit,” says Steklov, founder and CEO of Kashable, a lending model offered through employers for employees to have easy access to credit.

Buffalo: Leaders Must Rise to The Challenge

First, say their names: Margus D. Morrison, 52; Andre Mackneil, 53; Aaron Salter, 55; Geraldine Talley, 62; Celestine Chaney, 65; Heyward Patterson, 67; Katherine Massey, 72; Pearl Young, 77; and Ruth Whitfield 86. On behalf of all of us at Take The Lead, we mourn the loss of their lives and stand in solidarity with their loved ones.

The SumGloria FeldtMay 23, 2022Racism, Leadership, ViolenceComment

Shades of Gray: Leadership Advancement Tips From Former Ukraine Ambassador

“All of a sudden whispers become large shouts,” Marie Yovanovitch, former ambassador to Ukraine, told a crowd recently at the Chicago Humanities Festival.

Talking about her politically-forced firing from her position as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine in 2019 after 33 years of foreign service and three ambassador posts, Yovanovitch adds, “This is not anything I imagined would happen to me.”

Don’t Stop Believing: Anita Hill’s Mission To End Gender Violence Continues

“It is like boiling the ocean.”

Anita Hill, lawyer, advocate, author and professor, explained to a crowd at the recent Chicago Humanities Festival that the enormity of the problem of gender violence in this country is as vast as an ocean. And the process of addressing and eliminating all its forms is as complicated and slow as heating such a vast body of water.

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