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The Upsides and Downsides of Feminine Leadership

A recent survey of 64,000 people in thirteen nations showed that two thirds think “the world would be a better place if men thought more like women.”

Leadership/OrganizationalSusan Weiss GrossSeptember 23, 2013female leadership, Leadership, Power Comments

Miss America: Celebrating Diversity Through Cultural Competency

To be honest, I don’t even watch the Miss America pageant.

Changing the Power Par...Kaitlin RattiganSeptember 20, 2013beauty, Power, racismComment

Create New Power and Connections This Fall: An Events Roundup

As summer winds down, work, school, and all sorts of other interesting things ramp up!

Take The Lead EventsLex SchroederSeptember 17, 2013fall 2013 events, Women's Leadership, women's leadership new york cityComment

Mid Mid-Life Crisis

This post goes out to all the 20 something’s out there who are lost.

Career successKaitlin RattiganSeptember 13, 2013Career, life, midlifeComment

Gender bias: Complex Problem, Simple Solution

Gender bias in the workplace, media or anywhere else is a complex problem to understand, let alone “solve.”

ParityLex SchroederSeptember 10, 2013cynefin, gender bias, systemic change, systems thinking, Women's Leadership Comment

Lobby for Janet Yellen to be Head of Fed As Strike for Parity in Women’s Power

President Obama could take a major step toward advancing women’s equality by appointing Janet Yellen to be Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. But it appears that he may blow it.

ParitySusan Weiss GrossSeptember 9, 2013Finance/Money, Leadership, parityComment

My Legacy for My Soon-to-Be Eight Granddaughters

I am a mother and a grandmother, both of which I am extremely proud of

Inspirational Role ModelsNancy D. O’ReillySeptember 6, 2013family, legacy, life lessons Comment

Diana Nyad’s Real Victory: Fewer Heroes, More Swimmers

Who needs another hero when you have swimmers like Diana Nyad?

Start Your Own Game: Labor Day Lessons for Women from Wall Street Trailblazer Mickie Siebert

A few days ago, I went to the best funeral I’ve ever attended.

Inspirational Role ModelsGloria FeldtSeptember 2, 2013intention, Labor Day, Wall Street Comment

Wanted: “I Have a Dream” Vision for the Women’s Movement

So many images from the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, whose fiftieth anniversary we celebrated on August 28, remain as stirring for me today as they were on that hot, steamy day in 1963:

Women and the Nonprofit Sector: A Drastic Need to Rewrite the Narrative

I would like to give a shout out to all of the women in the nonprofit sector.

ParityKaitlin RattiganAugust 29, 2013equality, non-profit, parity Comments

5 or 6 Coping Strategies for When You Don’t Feel Heard

Ever have a really interesting idea at work or in the world, share it, and notice that you don’t get much of a response? Either because people just don’t seem excited about it or say they don’t understand it? And then a dude, maybe someone you know or don’t know, maybe someone who cam

Leadership tools and tipsLex SchroederAugust 27, 2013communication, Leadership, Women Comment

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