My father had more integrity than any person I’ve ever known. He never lied, never embellished, never sugarcoated, never cut corners, never deviated even a little from the truth, and never marched to anyone’s drum but his own. His favorite adage, which he lived by unerringly, was from Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice: “To thine own self be true, and it shall follow as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
Read MoreWhen my sons were toddlers and I went back to work, my father warned: “You’ll regret this decision when your children are teens and exhibit all sorts of problems.”
Read MoreWhen my thirteen-year-old daughter posed this question about construction signage one day as we were driving to the store, it inspired a series of father-daughter conversations about gender roles, discrimination, women who work, and men who stay home to raise kids (like me).
Read MoreMy father, Max Feldt, stood 6’ 3” with a personality so big (and the towns we lived in so small) that the postal service once delivered a letter to me addressed only: “To the eldest daughter of Big Max, Stamford, Texas.”
Read MoreAnd her husband, Marco, doesn’t think it’s that big of a deal. In fact, the actress told InStyle it was his idea:
We’ve all heard of her: the “queen bee” woman who achieves professional success and then keeps other women from reaching her perch, or at least can’t be bothered to offer them a hand. This is who Madeleine Albright was referring to when she uttered her famous line, “There’s a special place in hell reserved for women who don’t help other women.” There are many who think that queen bees are partly responsible for the fact that women have a hard time advancing into leadership.
Read MoreTo say Tim Hunt put his foot in his mouth last week is an understatement; it’s more like he tried to eat his foot for lunch. At a conference in South Korea on Tuesday, the Nobel Prize-winning British scientist described himself as a “chauvinist” and commented that having women in labs is a pain.
Read MoreThe business world provides an incredible opportunity to unite the strength of multiple generations. Millennials, Gen X-ers, and Baby Boomers all bring unique attributes and styles to the workplace, and thus to departments, units, and project teams. These generational differences can be a source of progress and innovation as well as the cause of disruption and tension at times. Aligning multiple generations is no easy task, but to be successful, leaders should develop a talent for balancing their teams and building upon strengths.
Read MoreAnd the picture it paints is not so rosy, to be honest. In her forward to the report, Women’s Media Center President Julie Burton sums it up in one sentence: “Media on all platforms are failing women.”
Read MoreDuring Sunday night’s 69th Annual Tony Awards, Fun Home’s Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron made history by becoming the first all-female writing team to win a Tony for Best Original Score. It was a big moment! It also would’ve been awesome if it hadn’t happened during a commercial break.
Read MoreMore proof that ageism and sexism do a company no favors: a study by PricewaterhouseCoopers has found that women over 55 tend to be the most qualified candidates to lead organizations through periods of transformational change.
Read MoreLeon Silver is a co-managing partner in the Phoenix office of Gordon & Rees LLP. He is also a member of Take The Lead’s board and a lifelong supporter of women’s rights.
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