One of the first things I recognized at the onset of my long journey to Kenya was that I would be —unplugged— and disconnected from my smartphone, email and social media for several days. I tell you this with the full recognition that I am addicted to technology. I am...
I had the pleasure of being the keynote speaker and coach at the Women in Leadership Conference in Nairobi, Kenya last week. Women from six different East African countries attended to learn the skills that will help them advance their careers. Never having been to...
We lack female representation in our electoral politics today. The U.S. Congress is currently comprised of 16.8 percent women and our state legislatures 23.6 percent. How does this lack of female participation and gender equality affect the overall agenda of...
Do you call upon your optimism and hope to help you move your career and business forward? I recently read Deborah Mills-Scofields article in Harvard Business Review on Hope is a Strategy that opened my eyes to how optimism and hope (based on reality) can give us the...
A soon to be published study, A Status Enhancement Account of Overconfidence, from the Haas School of Business at University of California Berkeley reveals that overconfidence helps people attain more respect, prominence, and influence. Confidence may or may not be...
Last week I attended the Pennsylvania Conference for Women and had the pleasure of hearing Arianna Huffington speak. She shared her ideas about what it takes to be successful for a woman in business today. My biggest take-away from her talk was when she spoke about...
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