Journalists know the importance of a good quote. And all are careful about getting it right. Daniela Altimari, statehouse reporter for the Hartford Courant, made sure her own quote was accurate in defining the impact of Take The Lead’s recent 50 Women Can Change The World in Journalis
Read MoreAs several Democratic presidential candidates shifted both easily and uneasily into Spanish on the national debate stages recently, the practice highlighted the advantage of fluently speaking two or more languages for your career. As a leader, the ability to speak more than your nativ
Read MoreThis Independence Day, Take The Lead salutes your path to financial independence and supports you along the way. According to CNBC, “Ninety percent of women will be solely responsible for their finances at some point in their life. By 2020, women are expected to control $72 trillion,
Read MoreThe last movie I saw in a theater was pre-empted by 35 minutes of previews of summer movies. All but one of them were action films that were violent, male-dominated and not at all my cup of tea, or bucket of popcorn.
Read MoreThe $16 billion that Americans are spending on Father’s Day gifts this year, according to the National Retail Federation, compared to the $25 billion Americans spent on Mother’s Day, may reflect the amount of time spent on parenting split between most American mothers and fathers. Man
Read MoreIn 15 years, you can grow from being a pre-schooler to earning a masters degree. In 15 years, you can possibly pay off a mortgage. In 15 years, you can move from an intern to being a leader in your organization.
Read MoreThe P word trips most women up concerning their finances, and it’s the word many fear: Plan. Beth Kljajic, a Chicago-based financial services professional with New York Life Insurance, says most women from Millennials to Baby Boomers are not prepared financially for the costs of retirement or healthcare later in life
Read MoreThere is a lot of coming and going at some workplaces—especially for women.
Read MoreMandeep Shahi tells the unlikely anecdote that she and Pamela Anderson—the actress and reality show star—are both from Ladysmith, British Columbia, a very small town in Canada. The similarities end there.
Read MoreChances are we all have them. People we work with, for and interact with professionally who snap, belittle, demean or shoot microaggressions your way or the way of whomever they choose.
Read MoreAs a 16-year-old mother dropping out of ninth grade in Seattle, Anne Peterson would have said where she is now, 34 years later, would be highly unlikely.
Read MoreIf you are on the road again and want to eliminate the inevitable minor hassles of business travel (that can accumulate trip by trip by the way), we have five key suggestions that can assist business travelers from accumulating too much high anxiety.
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