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Book Review: Fierce Conversations
Every team has underlying issues that nobody wants to talk about. Fierce Conversations will help leaders address these issues.
Learning Has No Limits
The process of learning is often associated with attending schools, but what happens after graduation? It is essential to continue stimulating your brain because new knowledge leads to endless possibilities of improvement.
Founder’s Message: October 2021
Life. How precious it is. My son was the result of an unplanned pregnancy. I had a choice, perhaps the biggest of my life.
Guest Post: NEXTGen NAWBO
“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).
Body Language and Its Impact in the Business Sector
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.
Onboarding: How to Welcome New Employees to Your Team
Onboarding sets the tone for your organization. Use these five suggestions to ensure you’re setting up new team members for success.
What We’re Reading: The Art of Gathering
We work in groups to give us purpose and accomplish more than we can on our own. The Art of Gathering will help you maximize your group work and make every gathering count.
Women in the STEM Field
Shirley and Sean share their different experiences working in the STEM field.
Conflict Resolution in Leadership
As much as we try to ignore or prevent conflict as to not cultivate emotions such as anger and hostility in the workplace, conflict is an inevitable part of life. When there is conflict among employees, the responsibility to resolve it mainly falls to the leader.
3 Kinds of Apps That Will Win You Back Your Day
50/50 Leadership suggests several kinds of apps you can use to be more efficient and productive, thereby saving yourself huge amount of time in the long run.
Staying True to Your Goals
When there is a lack of motivation, people turn to setting goals. This process generates inspiration as well as a sense of productivity. While setting goals is not actually tackling them, it is certainly one step closer to reaching the finish line.
The Art of Talking to Yourself
Every leader has a responsibility to go beyond themselves to help everyone improve, but that will never happen when filled with self-doubt. The Art of Talking to Yourself is about accepting who you are and leaving self-doubt behind.
The Violence Against Women Pandemic
From domestic and intimate violence, to sexual harassment and violence, to pscyhological and emotional violence, women are subjected to these differenct forms of violence on an everyday basis. When you add in the Covid-19 pandemic, these long-existing problems grow worse.
Why There Needs to Be More Women in Finance
In the '60s, America's second wave of feminism spurred more women to join the workforce, and they've been inching up the corporate ladder ever since. In fact, more women run Fortune 500 companies today than at any other point in history. But these kinds of developments remain isolated cases.
Women’s Leadership
Growing up, there were many things I was told a woman could not be. We couldn’t be loud, disorganized, and God forbid we made a mistake. As I went through school I often questioned why my male counterparts could get away with mistakes that I was shamed to make.