Experiencing the unexpected is an important part of our lives. I didn’t realize how important it is until I read Surprise.

When leaders spend quality time teaching their team and connect training to a greater context, it leads to happier, more skilled employees.

Connecting with co-workers requires listening and vulnerability, not sharing a physical workspace.

Tell Me More is about finding connection through better conversation, a great book for any leader.

…we become programmed throughout the years to associate women with more negative traits even when they demonstrate the exact same behavior as men.

Four women leaders inspire us how to identify and overcome biases.

Jonathan Van Ness’s fabulous personality and positive attitude demand admiration, but it hasn’t always been easy for the “Queer Eye” host we know and love.

I often compare leadership to a puzzle. There is an abundance of different pieces,…however, I feel as though one piece we tend to neglect is boundaries.

Everyone has regrets, and practicing self-compassion is how you learn from them and move on.

In Rising Strong, Brené Brown examines what happens in the moment after we fail. How we process our emotions in that moment determines what happens next, whether we stay down or rise to the occasion.

Leadership is difficult. You can simplify it by focusing on one aspect at a time.

…We always want to be a better version of who we were yesterday, and this goal is no different in the workplace. Feedback and criticism are two ways of achieving this, and one can often be misconstrued for the other. But what’s the difference, and which one should you employ in order to fulfill your duty as a leader?

A Woman’s Guide to Claiming Space, by Eliza VanCort, is a practical guide on how you can improve your physical presence, build better relationships, avoid toxic behavior, stop aggressors, and support each other to create a better world for all women.

Despite good intentions, after-hour team building events are exclusionary and should be avoided as much as possible.

Stress is a silent killer, negatively affecting your mood, efficiency, and overall livelihood, even having an impact on those around you as well. It’s simultaneously counterproductive and seemingly inevitable, pulling you out to sea like a tidal wave. Suddenly, you find yourself drowning and not knowing what to do.

Positivity, by Barbara Fredrickson, explains how being positive can enhance your life and improve your leadership skills.

A complex world requires leaders to rely on their team more than information and reports.

It’s common to associate leadership with specific traits: being outgoing, outspoken, and having the ability to make decisive decisions in an instant, all of which are typical characteristics of an extroverted leader. But let’s not discount the skills that introverted leaders bring to the table as well. 

“I wish I had mentors and a network like this when I just started my business” is a statement our Next-Gen Chairperson, Lillit, hears over and over from many of our colleagues at the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO).

Have you ever noticed the difference between listening to an audio recording of a famous speech and watching a video recording of the actual thing? Big difference, right? This is because of the nonverbal communication expressed in the video, from the expressive hand gestures to the engaging eye contact to fervent nods or shakes of a head. With body language, we are able to pick up on more subtle nuances that words alone cannot get across.