The Power of Purpose: Why It’s the Key to Effective Leaders and to Retaining Women in Leadership
Issue 94— May 20, 2019 Tis the season for commencement speeches. We all remember those with themes or phrases that stick in our minds. Wear sunscreen. We are the wolves. Find your purpose. I venture to say that last theme has been used in more commencement speeches than any other. But cliché though it may be, it’s…
Read MoreThe Power of Philanthropy: My Week of Celebrating Women Changing the World
Issue 93 — May 14, 2019 True, I’m writing this at the end of Mother’s Day after long talks with my children and lots of social media posts lauding moms and those who have “mothered” in nonbiological ways. So despite some not so great news about the status of women in America, I’m on a bit of an…
Read MoreWhat Will It Take for Mothers to Stop Worrying and Embrace the Mess of Career and Life?
Issue 92 — April 28, 2019 “Please remove the word ‘working’ from ‘mother’ the title of our upcoming Virtual Happy Hour webcast,” I said to my team. “All mothers are working mothers.” Seriously, it’s 2019. Isn’t it past time for women to reject the narrative that puts the parental burden almost entirely on us and judges us for…
Read MoreHow Technology Brings Chaos and Opportunity for Women to Disrupt, Innovate, Create
Issue 91 — April 21, 2019 I remember how taken I was when I read science historian James Gleick’s 1995 article “Just a Damn Minute.” He wrote there and in award-winning books such as Chaos how technology was making our world spin faster and faster, so that despite technology’s intent to save time and make life easier, instead we’re…
Read MoreHow to Snowplow the Way to Equal Pay
Issue 90 — April 1, 2019 You know those “snowplow parents” — the ones who clear away impediments that might hamper their children’s success? They’re getting their comeuppance in the wake of the recently discovered college entrance cheating scheme that has snared celebrities like Felicity Hoffman and Lori Loughlin and revealed the corrupt ways parents of…
Read MoreHow Two Women at Lilly Turned “Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast” on Its Head and Broke…
Issue 89 — March 24, 2019 For centuries, the rite of passage for young Maasi men was to kill a lion. This deeply embedded cultural ritual demonstrated the adolescent male’s courage, agility, and readiness to be a warrior. It was a way to get a girlfriend too. But by 2008, the lion population had dwindled from 250,000 to…
Read More6 Lessons learned in 29 hours at SXSW for International Women’s Day
Issue 88 — March 11, 2019 Standing in the soft air of Austin, Texas, 90 miles from where it all began for me in the small town of Temple where I was born, I realize how far I have come. Bluebonnets were in bloom on the roadsides as I traveled from my hotel to the Innovation Mansion at SXSW…
Read MoreFor #WomensHistoryMonth and #InternationalWomensDay, How Michelle Obama Is Helping Women Take Our…
Issue 87 — March 2, 2019 I noticed an interesting change during Michele Obama’s ubiquitous book tour. It perfectly spans both Black History Month and Women’s History Month. During her time in the White House, it annoyed me no end to see her doing things I perceived as making herself smaller. Labeling herself the “mom in chief” though she…
Read MoreThe Pink Chair in the Grey Office — Why on Earth This Graphic?
The Pink Chair in the Grey Office — Why on Earth This Graphic? Issue 86 — February 25, 2019 Over 50 years ago, the late Congresswoman and presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm famously said, “If they won’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” This week, a hot pink chair with a pale pink pillow and for some…
Read MoreIf We Don’t Change the Narrative About Women and Leadership, We’re Doomed to Live in It Forever…
Issue 85 — February 18, 2019 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…
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