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Say What! Women Are Penalized for Helping Each Other?
What do you think of the statement, ‘women and non whites are penalizing each other if they advocate for diversity’? Or, ‘diversity programs are most effective and best led by white men’? Does it make your blood boil, leave you confused? Or do you understand it, because you have experienced it yourself in your own ...
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Mid Year Leadership Check Up – How Are You Doing?
I don’t know about you, but time is just flying these days, or maybe it is my age talking. But it is already mid July; which means 6 months of 2014 are gone, never to return again, and fortunately 6 months are left. That gives me and you time to achieve the goals we laid out for the ...
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Female Leaders, Be Proud of Being #LikeAGirl!
I was sent the following video from a female colleague, who is also working hard to change the trajectory of girls and women in business and life. The Proctor& Gamble ad is simply called #LikeAGirl. I was definitely intrigued. Though the title is simple, the message is powerful! At least for me, from the ...
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What RICHaction have you taken today…. There only has to be ONE!
July 1 is right around the corner. So what you ask?? Well, that means the first 6 months of this new year has come and gone. How are you doing??? Well, I want to provide you with some reminders from our countdown to 2015 what you may or not have prepared for when following our blog posts.... Check out the ...
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What Corporate Professionals Can Learn From Entrepreneurs!
As a corporate professional for over 25 years, I considered myself to be extremely resourceful, an avid learner, and even, a great networker. However, when I left corporate and ventured out on my own, I had a rude awakening. For example, as a corporate professional I was heads down, focused on the task at hand or ...
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Mastermind to Success – Free Guide
Masterminding was defined by Napoleon Hill, author of Think and Grow Rich, in the early 1900’s, as - The coordination of knowledge and effort of two or more people, who work toward a definite purpose, in the spirit of harmony. The concept holds true today for many professional women and men around the globe; as they recognize ...
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LEADERtips – How to Get the Most from Networking vs. Socializing
A few weeks ago, I attended a professional women’s event with 175+ other corporate and entrepreneurial women. I was so looking forward to networking with the other professional women, and determining how we can forge efforts in the advancement of each others goals. As it turned out, the majority of women were there to simply socialize; not to network. So it ...
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LEADERtips – Change is Inevitable, Success is Not!
Change is inevitable; especially in business. So, then why are many of the leaders responsible for managing and leading change, resistant to it? After all, a key role for any leader is that of a change agent. In today’s ever changing business climate, for both the company and its leaders to grow, expand, and differentiate themselves, they have to change; whether ...
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5 Tips for Making a Great Impact when Selling YOU!
Can you relate? You think you are in a good place mentally.... however when you go to make that sales pitch, you feel you have fallen short, when you step up to request or negotiate for that new job or project, the person isn't enthused. When you walk into that showroom to purchase a must have toy of sorts, they don't ...
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Being a leader of your own business is TOUGH!!!! But you gotta LOVE IT!
I am currently sitting here, at my home office desk..... staring up at the wall in front of me which is covered in post it notes of all sizes. The main one I focus on is my To Do list: which consists of only 3 things, but those three things are testing every ounce of positivity, faith, and ...