The Sum — The meaning of this week by Gloria Feldt 6.16.17

To put a positive spin on it, we’ve had many examples of the power of a woman’s voice.

It started last Sunday during the Tony Awards, when best actress in a musical, Bette Midler, kept speaking her piece long after the escalating music signaled she should get off the stage. She took her time, thanked the women who came before her, and imperiously waved the orchestra off, declaring she had the floor. The way she took her time and space to make her voice heard felt outrageous and liberating at the same time. Her assertive presence must have made Amy Cuddy proud.

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Resist the urge to consume the mindless beach read this summer. You know what we mean, the cotton candy of a novel that if you left it in the sand it would be OK with you.

Life tools and tipsMichele WeldonJune 16, 2017books, feminism, inspirational women, Michele Weldon, women leadersComment

Singing COO Sees Stars, Gives Back In Mentoring Leadership Program

Gillian Downey sings a different tune now as chief operating officer of i.c.stars, than she did early on in her career. And the world is better for it.

Daddy On Board: Working Dads Influence Culture For Working Moms

Not every working father has a hint of the glamorous life of new dad George Clooney.He welcomed his twins Ella And Alexander recently when his wife, Amal (an international human rights lawyer), gave birth to the pair. This weekend will be his first Father’s Day as a father.

Changing the WorkplaceMichele WeldonJune 13, 2017Change, equality, Michele Weldon, working fathers, working mothersComment

Don’t Shhhh Me! 6 Ways To Let Women Leaders Have Their Say

The high profile silencing of women experts this past week has been stunning.

At a nearly all-male panel of five men and one woman at the World Science Festival in New York, Veronika Hubeny, theoretical physicist at University of California- Davis, was interrupted, talked over and her theories explained to her by New Yorkermoderator Jim Holt.

Mansplaining at its best.

The Sum - The Meaning of This Week

It’s about power this week.

Of course with me, every day of every week I’m obsessed with women’s relationship with power. That’s because it’s so central to the decisions women make to aim for those higher salaries and leadership positions, elective offices, and grander entrepreneurial ventures – or not. The relationship is so profound, it’s almost spiritual, and often fraught with ambivalence.

The Never List: What You Can Never Do, Say Or Tolerate As Strong Leaders

Sorry may be the hardest word, but sometimes sorry just does not cut it.

You would think most of these caveats about workplace behavior, language and communication would come down to common sense, sprinkled with ethics and a moderate showing of humanity. Never mind your mother or father probably told you all of this by the time you were 6.

Changing the WorkplaceMichele WeldonJune 9, 2017Career, Change, Leadership, Michele Weldon, women in the workplaceComment

Ego Boost or Bust? Study Shows How Self-Esteem Effects Redefine Power

What compels a politician to throw his or her hat in the ring and run for president?

And once in a position of power, what is the strongest factor that can bring about their demise? The answer, according to research from PsychTests, is self-esteem.

Self-PresentationIlona JerabekJune 7, 2017Authentic Leadership, Career, confidence, women in the workplaceComment

An Outfit’s Worth 1,000 Words: Dressing for Photos As Women Leaders

Of course for your next keynote or board meeting, you may not be donning the $51,500 Dolce & Gabbana coat that First Lady Melania Trump wore recently accompanying her husband to Italy, or even her power belts on display in the Middle East.

Career choicesMichele WeldonJune 6, 2017Career, Choices, Leadership, Michele Weldon, women in the workplaceComment

Open To Succeed: LGBTQ Leaders Create True Diversity in Workplace

The photo shoot recently at the NATO summit in Brussels with the sole male in the otherwise all-female group of world leaders’ spouses says a lot about the under-representation of LGBTQ leaders in politics, business and entrepreneurship around the world.

Changing the WorkplaceMichele WeldonJune 5, 2017Career, diversity, LGBTQ, Michele Weldon, women in the workplaceComment

The Sum: The Meaning of This Week by Gloria Feldt

Calling all #WW, here’s why it’s important to get behind the new #WonderWoman movie by going to see it this weekend: Supporting success at the box office by buying tickets, especially in its first weekend, will increase the probability we’ll see more female superheroes women and girls can relate to in pop culture. And the more #WW we see, the more of us will become #WW.

How To Fix The Gender Gap in Service Providers: 7 Tips from IguanaFix Founder

Rosie the Riveter may be an iconic American image of a woman working a non-traditional job, but this is not the norm across the globe. Women are not always paid the same as men in fields of home improvement service. One innovator wanted to change all that.

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