Z friend was recently agonizing to a handful of us at a party about her great job offer in the company where she has worked for seven years. The offer included a title promotion, raise, cost of living expenses, global travel and high visibility.
What was the problem?
She would have to move almost immediately to New York from Chicago, a city where she enjoyed her personal and professional life with a great apartment, positive workplace culture plus family and friends close by.
Read More“Intention is a pipe dream unless you put action to it,” Gloria Feldt, co-founder and president of Take The Lead, told the enthusiastic live and virtual participants at the fourth annual Take The Lead Power Up Conference & Concert on Women’s Equality Day in Los Angeles at the UCLA Luskin Conference Center.
Delivering the 2023 Leading Company Award to Angel City Football Club and its CEO and co-founder Julie Uhrman, Feldt says, “I believe Angel City is literally changing the world for women in sports and the business of sports.”
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreAround the world, women in their 20s are shaping their professional careers, embracing the freedom and liberation that comes with completing school, gaining financial independence, and customizing their futures of work. Still, many twenty-somethings may still depend on families, particularly due to COVID restrictions and a shift to moving back into the family home.
Being financially independent gives many a chance to develop valuable money management skills, and to foster the confidence needed to voice your own opinions and desires. This is a global concern.
Read MoreSince the start of the pandemic, close to 2.3 million women have left the workforce. As we begin to recover from the pandemic, we wanted to take the time to celebrate and reflect on the contributions of notable women—the disruptors and the pioneers who have played a vital role in changing cultures and society.
But it’s important to realize that although women have come a long way in their rights, there is still a long way to go in terms of gender equality on corporate boards, in paychecks and more.
Read MoreIssue 145 — October 18, 2020
A physicist friend once told me that everything in the world is ultimately just energy particles. In my non-scientifically trained mind, I visualized tiny pieces of matter dancing around amiably and without focus.
While my friend was referring to the physical world, the principle that everything is ultimately energy applies as well to leadership and to our individual career arcs. That’s because everything we give our time and attention to takes — energy.
Read MoreYes, that is her family’s given surname.
Vidhi Data, founder of Lead with Impact, and the Take The Lead Leadership Ambassador spearheading the launch of Take The Lead’s Premium Coaching, gets the question often if her last name “Data” is a gimmick because she specializes in digital transformational leadership.
Read MoreSummer is approaching and possibly with it the promise of a well-needed vacation.
Read MoreGoals can backfire on you if you set them too high early on in your career. Disappointment in not reaching them as planned can cause inertia. A better approach may be to adjust your time frame and expectations as needed.
Read MoreYou break up with someone who does not make you happy. Same is true for young women in the workplace: You move on to another job if your current place isn’t doing it for you, your career goals and your vision of a professional life with meaning.
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