This month commemorates the 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the historic march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, undertaken to advocate for voting rights for Black Americans. Additionally, the United States observes National Women’s History Month throughout March, as well as International Women’s Day. In 1965, the
The Unfinished Business of Women’s Rights Read More »
On this first day of February 2026, I pause long enough to feel the truth rising inside me. I am still becoming. Becoming more self-aware. Becoming more honest with myself. Becoming more willing to sit with my identity–my successes, my wounds, my lessons, my contradictions. I am learning to exist
I AM STILL BECOMING Read More »
A Here and Now Moment HR Future Magazine’s recent article titled “The State of Women in the Workplace 2025: Progress, Setbacks and What Comes Next,” dived into key points concerning women in the workplace. Takeaways were: It cited progress but noted women still fall below the Organization for Economic Co-operation
Walking the Tightrope – Today’s Women in the Workplace Read More »
When Men, Women and Culture Talk Remember the “men are from Mars and women are from Venus‘s guide to understanding differences between men and women? Understanding and recognizing planetary differences provided background for why men and women were at odds with each other. Tannen’s work explored the dialogic tensions that
You Just Don’t Understand Read More »
Regain Your Power and Define Your Own Identity Employees ages 65 and older are one of the fastest growing slices of the U.S. workforce. Smart companies are paying attention (HR Quarterly, 2025). Branding debates aside, one’s personal identity shouldn’t be defined by others’ perceptions. Despite my experience coaching CEOs and
The Incredible Shrinking Aged 55 and Older Worker Read More »
Like all living organisms, e.g., plants, animals, trees and shrubs, teams require sustained nutrition to remain healthy. Leaders today face radical uncertainty with events “moving far outside the boundaries of what we know from the past. When the shape of the probability distribution can’t be mapped, leaders tend toward paralysis”
Leaders Can’t Pour From An Empty Cup Read More »
Engulfed in a sea of fear, concern, coupled with grief and a looming sense of chaos; is where the COVID-19 virus picked me up and left me standing. Rising numbers of infections, jobs loss, shelter-in-place orders, health and safety concerns for loved ones is certainly enough to send the best
And just like that….. Read More »
I watched Hulu’s first two episodes of “Hillary” and wept. I wept for someone who as a young woman in undergraduate school, was at the top of her class, someone who was President of her Student Government Council and who spoke during her commencement supported by dozens of other young
I Am Generation Equality – International Women’s Day Read More »
