Say My Name: Why Acknowledging Successful Women Directly Matters

What’s in a name?

For some, not much. After all, it certainly was easy for the Chicago Tribune to erase Olympic medalist Corey Cogdell’s name in their tweet about her accomplishment:

“Wife of a Bears’ lineman wins a bronze medal today in Rio Olympics.”

Susy SchultzAugust 10, 2016acknowledgments, Career, recognition, women leaders Comment

On The Rebound: What Makes Great Women Leaders Resilient and Why?

Bounce back. Get up. Put on your big girl pants.

We sometimes repeat trite clichés when we (or one of our friends, colleagues or family members) have a setback.

But what does it mean to be truly resilient? And how can we fill our toolbox with a set of skills and strategies that will help us recover?

Career successMichele WeldonAugust 9, 2016business, Career, resilience, women in the workplace, women leadersComment

A is For Ambition: How and Why Women Leaders Can Claim It Without Apology

Being happy is not the sole, top professional goal for me, nor for many women leaders I know. It’s a welcome and worthwhile byproduct of a productive, meaningful life, not the whole point.

The Story of You: Why Your Career Path Narrative Matters

The language we use to describe and investigate our lives—personal and professional—centers on story.

“I’m starting a new chapter.”

“That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.”

“End of story.”

Put On Your Own Mask First: Why Self Care is Critical For Women Leaders

Each time I travel by plane I smile while quietly evaluating the alignment, physical fatigue, and footwear choices of the flight attendants managing the boarding process. The evaluation is almost subconscious. As an occupational Pilates teacher and movement consultant, I teach people with physically rigorous jobs how to use their bodies as efficiently as possible so they can pursue their passion as long as they like, pain free.

Life tools and tipsMarcia PolasAugust 3, 2016Career, No Excuses, pilates, women leaders, Work/Life BalanceComment

She's Asking For It: Tips For Women In The Workplace On Getting A Raise

It was my third editorial job out of graduate school. After one year working at the weekly magazine, I asked my female boss for a raise.

“My rent has gone up and I need to make more money.”

Leadership tools and tipsMichele WeldonAugust 2, 2016business, Career, Negotiation, pay gap, women in the workplaceComment

Keeping Score: 7 Tips from Women Leaders in Marketing and Media

The score was 32 to 14.

The recent Modern Marketing Summit 2016 in Chicago recently, a gathering of hundreds of digital marketing executives, creatives, agency leaders, retailers and mobile innovators, offered several all-male panels (see Take The Lead’s recent column on that issue here), with the roster of speakers featuring 32 men and 14 women leaders in marketing.

Women Like YouMichele WeldonAugust 2, 2016Career, conference, female entrepreneurs, media, women in the workplaceComment

Young Women Leaders Reaching New Heights in the U.S. Military

This is not your father’s military.

The Naval Academy’s Class of 2020 will represent the largest enrollment of women in the Academy’s 171-year-long history, Meredith Newman reported recently in Military.com. The news that these 331 young women, roughly 33 percent of the incoming class, will set a new precedent comes just as the Naval Academy celebrates 40 years of women being in enrollment.

Career choicesLauren ModianoAugust 1, 2016Change, equality, female leadership, inspirational women, women in the militaryComment

Loud and Clear: 20+ Ways To Improve Your Public Speaking As Leadership Tool

Fierce public speaking skills enhance the profile of your organization, mission or agenda– as we have witnessed in the past few weeks at both political conventions. Your effectiveness as a speaker can also alter the larger perception of who you are and broaden your reach in a larger public conversation.

Show’s Over: Moving Past Mad Men Policies to Gender Equity in The Workplace

“Some of our workplace policies look like they are straight out of ‘Mad Men,’” President Barack Obama said at the first-ever United State of Women Summit earlier this summer.

Changing the WorkplaceOlga MackJuly 27, 2016business, Career, Change, gender equality, parity Comments

When You Have To Go: 5 Tips For Getting The Most From Network Events

The Republican National Convention this past week in Cleveland and the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia this week gets us all thinking about conferences and network events beyond politics and the race for the White House.

Leadership tools and tipsMichele WeldonJuly 26, 2016business, Career, communication, conference, women in the workplaceComment

Start Me Up: Why Women Funding Women Entrepreneurs Works Best

Show her the money. Please.

New research published in the Harvard Business Review reveals that female entrepreneurs are more successful when their start-ups are funded by female venture capitalists.

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