Close the Gap App™ is a powerful tool that takes you on a guided deep dive into your career path. It’s like having your very own career or business coach on your desktop or mobile device.
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Huddled around my laptop computer, two friends and I watched the livestream of Take the Lead’s February 19 Launch Event. We all agreed that Carla Harris, a Wall Street investment banker and gospel singer, not only was the most inspiring and exciting speaker, but shared the most valuable pointers on what we women need to do to be leaders in our worlds.
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We know you are all eager to see the photos and video from the Take The Lead Challenge Launch Event on Feb. 19th – so are we!
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What a night! Whether you joined us live at Arizona State University or were among the livestream viewers from 41 countries, together we ignited a new kind of women’s movement.
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Tonight is a unique night in history, when a sold-out crowd at Arizona State University will join with multitudes of women around the world to participate in the biggest challenge ever: We ALL must Take The Lead!
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The Take The Lead Challenge Launch Event is finally upon us! Tomorrow evening, a completely sold-out auditorium and multitudes of livestream participants around the world will gather together for this historic launch.
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I had an interesting conversation with a man on the street outside a co-working/startup space the other day. He asked what I did, and I told him I was a writer/editor who also did women’s leadership work with a focus on social justice. He said, “Oh, so like Lean In?” And I said, “Yes and no. I’m interested in how women’s leadership—and the well-being of women and girls—becomes everybody’s (more people’s) issue.”
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Whether you realize it or not, the things you value most are RUNNING YOUR LIFE. If you’re living true to your TOP values, you likely feel a sense of ease, peace of mind, happiness and confidence when making decisions. If you’ve strayed from your most cherished values, you may be feeling sad, guilty, overwhelmed, conflicted and/or unfulfilled. Can you see how there’s great power in knowing explicitly what your values are? The knowledge will allow you make sound decisions, live a life that’s meaningful, have less regret and guilt, and feel more at peace with your life and your next career move. Can you articulate the top 5 values that drive you? If so, write them down and figure out exactly what each one means to you. If you can’t, consider these questions:
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In advance of the Take The Lead Challenge Launch Event on Feb. 19th, the women at Interview Forward—a web-based television series and a platform connecting generations of women—talked to five young Phoenix-area women who are going to attend the event at Arizona State University.
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Launch of the channel slated during Women’s History Month
Gloria Feldt, author and Co-Founder of Take the Lead, announced today the launch of the Gloria Feldt -Take The Lead Channel on sageCrowd, the online social learning network for professional development. The channel is now open for advance registration, and the first lesson will appear in mid-March to coincide with Women’s History Month. Subscription for the channel is $14.95 per month or $129 per year. All author fees from the channel will be contributed to the nonprofit women’s leadership parity initiative, Take The Lead.
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How comfortable are you with the power you have to improve your own working conditions, ask for a raise, sing your own praises, solve a challenging organizational issue or go after the promotion you deserve? As Gloria Feldt has found, too many people allow the authority they’re given to confine the power they actually have – powers of persuasion, persistence, creativity, disruption and the ability to form mutually beneficial alliances with others.
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“If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.”
– Toni Morrison
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