How to know the future

I attended “The Future of Everything” conference this week. Hosted by The Wall Street Journal, it featured an array of speakers as sparkling as Sarah Jessica Parker’s shoes, in short panels that provided just enough fodder to get your brain synapses firing like popcorn.

Gloria FeldtMay 11, 2018business, future, gender-equality, Leadership, self-improvement

Subminimum Wage, Maximum Harassment: Changing Restaurant Industry For Women

In the NBC-TV show, “Rise,” the character Vanessa Suarez is a single mother who works in a diner and is consistently sexually harassed, poked, touched and demeaned by the owner, her boss.

Can’t Ignore Me In My Red Lipstick: Why Makeup At Work Matters

It’s on. The makeup, that is. And it’s on for a reason.

Career choicesMichele WeldonMay 8, 2018equality, make up, Michele Weldon, women in the workplace, women leadersComment

Leader of The Pack: 7 Leadership Styles To Choose For You, Your Team

If you are new to leadership or if you are considering shifting, polishing or adding a new leadership style, here are seven distinct leadership styles you can adopt.It’s best to lead in a style that feels authentic and close to your way of thinking and doing.

From Counting to Inclusion: Diversity Director's Climb To Success

When Michelle Gadsden-Williams starting working in human resources in 1990, the mission in her field was called affirmative action.

Leadership tools and tipsMichele WeldonMay 4, 2018diversity, equality, Leadership, Michele Weldon, women of colorComment

Networking When You Hate It

It’s gala season. I was getting ready to go to the Ms. Foundation’s 30th annual Gloria Awards dinner yesterday and fretting about — almost everything.

Gloria FeldtMay 4, 2018gender-equality, Leadership, Networking, self-improvement, Women

Power To Run, Vote, Lead: Women Stand Up To Make Change

“The power is with us.”

Ambition / IntentionMichele WeldonMay 1, 2018Change, Michele Weldon, parity, Politics, WOMEN IN POLITICS, women leadersComment

How to Keep Women from Leadership Parity

I once led a women’s executive leadership workshop on “Women, Power, and Authentic Leadership”. A business school professor presented just before me, so I arrived early to observe her segment.

Gloria FeldtApril 30, 2018business-strategy, gender-equality, Leadership, self-improvement, Women