The most important issues facing us today are underlined in big red markers for women. The deepest concerns that are facing us, population control, climate change, leadership and flexibility in the workplace call out to women to take charge. Did you know that in all areas of the world when women can make decisions about population control the rate of population has gone … [Read more...]
Can Leaders Take a Break?
Do we have to go off to an island with limited access to the internet to get some quiet? Is it ever okay to put a “do not disturb” sign on the office door? Can we ever admit we are fried, exhausted, done, and not be judged as lacking in mojo, courage, stamina? These were some of the thoughts I had after spending a remarkable day presenting at Purdue University in Indiana. … [Read more...]
Leadership Development and Educating our Young
Think back to when you began your school years. Did you wake up eager and ready for the learning and relationship challenges that were there each day? Were you a social butterfly or more prone to stand on the sidelines? Were you an academic star or just muddled through? There is lots of conflicting research about what really matters in the process to educate children. It … [Read more...]
Leadership Challenges: Start with a Strong Spine
When we meet people, we are always looking for the core of who they are. Sometimes we just observe, other times we ask lots of questions. When I met Peggy McColl at the 21st Century Book Marketing Conference in San Diego, I first observed. A seasoned speaker she was engaging and had a wealth of important information about the power of online marketing to capture … [Read more...]
Business Leadership: Recycling Conflict
Last week I was delighted to be a workshop presenter at the HBA Conference in Philadelphia. The Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association is filled with many of the brightest executive women I have met. The key to the success of the two day program is the care and constant tending the presenters get once they have been chosen. Interestingly, I mused about this after the … [Read more...]
Leadership Strategies: 3 Rules for Ruling your Business
All entrepreneurs are smart and quick, and love taking risks. Otherwise you would be working for a company where you would have a paycheck safely in your hands every week or two. Sometimes the pace is so fast you have to be reminded to exhale. So here are some ideas to help you take your leadership skills to the next level in a smart and quick way that will benefit you both … [Read more...]
Leadership and Helping Hands
It was a miserable day. Not the worst of my life, mind you, but high enough up there that I can remember every moment of the hurts and insults, courage and frustration that happened from morning to late in the afternoon. I was in an awful position. I was scheduled to teach about resilience and the importance of primary relationships at an all-day meeting for children and … [Read more...]
The One Flaw in Women
This beautiful video, "The One Flaw in Women" says so much about us. Watch it more than once. Send it to a friend and to a daughter, niece or neighbor girl so they can also celebrate the essence of being female. One you can decide if you agree with the one flaw in women. Let me know what you think. The statement "they go without so their family can have" reminded me of a story … [Read more...]
Women, Leadership and Are We There Yet?
Big question is “Where is there?” or even better “Where is here”? How do we know when change has really taken hold? How do we know when we, as women, have found what we want in terms of equality at work? First, some thoughts about change and how it happens. In our culture we have become so addicted to instant everything that we expect change at the drop of a hat. It just … [Read more...]
What Makes Women Happy?
Lately there is a new rash of articles and discussions about women's happiness. Even men are getting into the center ring. Marcus Buckingham, a business consultant and author, is now hoping to become an expert on women. He is tackling why there is so much female depression in the midst of so much seeming success at becoming equal partners with their men. I think there is a … [Read more...]