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What’s Stopping You? – The Better Newsletter #1
Someone got in touch with me and said she has wanted to write a book for years. I said…
Turn a NO into a YES
“If you stick to what you know; you’ll sell yourself short.” – singer Carrie Underwood If you stick to what you know … you’ll get a no. Instead, ask yourself, “Why will my decision-makers say…
Lose Control of Your Meetings
“I get a little itchy if I don’t have some control.” – SNL actress Amy Poehler Face it, these days, everyone gets a little itchy if they don’t have some control. That’s why it is…
Don’t Tell and Sell. Show and Ask
“You had my curiosity, but now you have my attention.” – line from the movie Django Unchained Many of us grew up doing “Show and Tell” in elementary school. A premise of INTRIGUE is, “It’s…
Thank a Woman Mentor on International Women’s Day
Don Draper said in a Mad Men episode, “If you don’t like what’s being said, change the conversation.” Let’s change the conversation about women not helping each other. When I speak at leadership conferences for…
Want to Give a Career-Making Talk?
Do you have an opportunity to speak at TED, TEDx, SXSW, Small Business Expo, 99U, WBENC, Dreamforce, NMX, World Domination Summit, Wisdom2.0 or BIF? Have you watched the careers of Brene Brown, Simon Sinek, Sir…
LeadHERship: Position Yourself for Pay Raises, Projects and Promotions
“Anyone who waits for recognition is criminally naïve.” – Congresswoman Barbara Jordan Years ago, I had an opportunity to speak for the women’s leadership program for a well-known Silicon Valley company. My session was on…
Reporting in from United Nations
Thanks to Kunal Sood for giving me the opportunity to be a delegate at the inspiring Novus Summit at the United Nations this past Sunday. Here are just a few of the many highlights of…
Highlights from White House United State of Women Summit
What a joy it was being immersed in a sea of 5000 women at The White House The United State of Women Summit. Everywhere you looked, there were women swapping cards, sharing resources and recommendations,…