The Power of 10 (Including You)

Issue 224 — March 28, 2023

I am brimming with excitement to share these comments from some of the women who are enrolled in my just-launched mastermind series, Intentioning: Transform Your Dreams to Reality with the Power of Intention.

“Excited and inspired. Because of the pandemic and a cross-country move to Florida in the middle of the pandemic, it has been so long since I had the opportunity to be in the same space with women leaders. It feels so good to be with all of you! Can’t wait to see what unfurls!” — Nuhket

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Report #1 From the Field: Forbes 30/50 Summit

Issue 223— March 7, 2023

Greetings from Abu Dhabi where I’m attending the Forbes 50/30 Summit.

That’s an event to which both those women on the 30 under 30 list and those on the 50 over 50 list are invited, along with their plus ones if they choose to bring someone, and many additional individuals who are here to soak up the inspiration and networking opportunities.

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Come Celebrate 8 With Me: Free Birthday Concert for Women’s Equality on August 25

There’s a reason Marina Arsenijevic’s story is the longest in my book Intentioning: Sex, Power, Pandemics and Why Women Will Take the Lead for (Everyone’s) Good. She’s the archetype Intentional Woman and the role model for Leadership Intentioning Tool #2: Dream UP, because if your dreams don’t scare you, they aren’t big enough.

It would take a mighty big dream to scare pianist and composer Marina.

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What are you #Intentioning for 2022?

Issue 188 — January 3, 2022

🎆Happy New Year! What are you Intentioning for your life and leadership this brave new year of 2022? 🎆What will this year mean for you? 🎆What first step will you take to go from ambition to Intention to done?

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Thank You! We’re Celebrating What You Made Possible

Issue 185 — November 22, 2021

am for all we have accomplished together despite pandemic-induced setbacks. Seriously, it has been amazing to look back at 2021 and realize that thanks entirely to your support, Take The Lead has provided over 10,000 women with resources and actionable tools to navigate career challenges and changes. You helped us help women rethink, refresh, retool, or revise their career intentions. And those are just the ones we can count.

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How to Solve the “Great Resignation”

Issue 184 — November 15, 2021
The Microsoft Work Trend Index says over 40% of the global workforce is considering leaving their current employer, and 46% plan to make a significant career pivot.
This and other recent studies have pundits and business leaders wringing their hands about the difficulty of filling jobs in the wake of the pandemic’s massive economic disruption.

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Yes We Can: How to Build a Culture of Inclusion, Tips from the Women and Worth Summit

Issue 180 — October 4, 2021

Humming Alicia Keys’ song “A Woman’s Worth,” I entered the room, only my second in-person event since February, 2020, to join the Women & Worth Summit 2021: Reset. Refresh. Rebuild.

The Summit description says what I believe about the opportunity of disruption, “While the pandemic threw the state of the world into chaos, the globe is finally beginning to reopen, allowing us the chance to reset and rebuild. We can use this momentum to create scalable change and impact.”

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