A Terrifying Moment and Expert Advice on How Women Can Stay Safe in an Environment of Increased Violence Against Them
I was in my early career, working for a national healthcare company. We were hosting a multiday, company-wide meeting at a conference center in Long Island, New York. The main building held the educational sessions, restaurant, and bar; the sleeping rooms were spread...
The Power of Exclusion: How Everyday Misogyny Holds Women Back at Work
My former client, Lisa, tells the story of how her manager with whom she had a great relationship did not invite her on an all day golf outing yet invited all her male counterparts. Lisa, not one to stay silent, had lunch with him a couple of weeks later and asked...
I Asked AI How It Could Help Me Navigate Office Politics and Here’s What It Said
As part of my research for writing The Politics of Promotion: How High Achieving Women Get Ahead and Stay Ahead, I surveyed hundreds of women, not only about their challenges with office politics, but also their feelings about it. The emotions about this topic were...
A Global Sisterhood: Reimagining Power Through Feminine Foreign Policy
When we think about foreign policy, most of us imagine diplomats, defense strategies, and national interests defined by power and borders. What rarely comes to mind is people—their safety, dignity, and ability to live free from fear and exclusion. For decades,...
The Moment is Now: How You Can Rise to Leadership in a Changing Workplace
When I was working in corporate, disruption was primarily caused by mergers and acquisitions that modified the culture, shifted roles and altered the organizational chart. It felt chaotic at times and anxiety peaked with the uncertainty of the future. Over time,...
How to Go From Invisible to Indispensable
You work hard. You get great results. So why are you being passed over for promotions and special assignments? It could be as simple as this: no one knows about your results! Results only elevate you when others know about them, and when they align with the...
From Chaos to Clarity. How to Reclaim Focus, Prevent Burnout and Use AI to Lighten the Load.
I was a master juggler. As a working single mom, there wasn’t a day when I didn’t have to manage my time wisely. Deadlines at work, kids after school activities and pick ups, dinner on the table. You all get it. It’s a common theme that professional women with young...
The Power of Quiet Ambition: Why Humility and Service Are Underrated Power Moves for Women Leaders.
Ambition in leadership is often equated with boldness, visibility, and relentless self-promotion. The loudest voice in the room, we’re told, is the one that commands authority. But Carolyn Dewar, Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company and co-author of CEO Excellence...
AI is Women’s Leadership Opportunity of a Lifetime
When Anne Murphy left her in-house career to launch her own company, she never imagined that a global pandemic and long COVID would be the catalyst for her next chapter. For 18 months, she lived with a brain fog so heavy that she only had about two productive hours...