Think Small To Go Big

When we talk about “taking the lead,” we’re talking about doing everything we can to get women to half of the top leadership positions across the board—in government, business, media, you name it—because this is important and we know our society will be better off for it

Three Key Questions for Women Who Invest (or Should)

As an investment advisor, I have had many conversations with women, and upon reflection, believe that women need to “take the lead” on investment decisions.

5 Ways to Get More Comfortable With Chaos

I don’t know anyone who enjoys chaos. Most of us don’t go seeking it out, we aren’t thrilled to encounter it.

Lex SchroederMay 21, 2013Chaos, Community, No Excuses, Play, Positivity, Power, Power Tools, Voice, Women Comments

3 Surprising Power Tools For Women To Accelerate Your Career

You will learn 3 surprising and counterintuitive “Power Tools” to advance your career. These tools come directly from Gloria’s best-selling book No Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change How We Think About Power . What are they, you ask? Join us to find out!

Gloria FeldtMay 20, 2013Career, Free, Leadership, Power Tools, Webinar, Women Comments

Modeling Collaboration, Take The Lead and Fem Inc. Share “Leadership Fictions”

Take The Lead cofounder Amy Litzenberger and I had the pleasure of joining Fem Inc. on a webchat recently on modeling collaboration.

Gloria FeldtMay 16, 2013Amy Litzenberger, Gloria Feldt, Meghana Bhatt, Rachel Payne, Smart Women Take The Lead, SWTTL, TTL, WomenComment

Jealous when you see another woman succeed? It’s not just you.

I participated in a workshop recently in which a woman I had just met and already admired shared a story about a time she saw a colleague step into her power and use her voice and instead of being happy for her, just felt angry and jealous.

Lex SchroederMay 14, 2013 Comments

Drowning in Unsolicited Advice? Victoria Pynchon Tells How to “Take the Lead” to Shuck It

Women in the age of AnneMarieSlaughterSherylSandbergMarissaMayer are drowning in a sea of unsolicited advice.

Why Consider Community Colleges When Seeking Career Change?

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.

Take The LeadMay 9, 2013AAUW, Career, Choices, College, Community College, Leadership, Women Comment

Authentic Leadership, Yes, But for What Purpose?

For a long time I’ve been fascinated with words (written or spoken) that you’d expect to pack a punch, but end up falling short.

Why Work Isn’t Everything, Though It Touches Everything Else

In case you missed it, Sheryl Sandberg’s brand of feminism continues to draw controversy, which as we know from Gloria Feldt is a good thing as controversy draws attention to a cause and nudges us all toward greater clarity.

Lex SchroederApril 30, 2013Career, Gloria Feldt, Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg, Women, Work, Work/Life Balance Comments

Notice! Leadership Power Tools Webinar Postponed

We want to thank each of you who expressed interest in Take The Lead’s first webinar series, “Gloria Feldt’s 9 Practical Leadership Power Tools to Advance Your Career.”

Gloria FeldtApril 28, 2013Power, Power Tools, WebinarComment