Gifted storyteller and Leading Women co-author Kristin Andress invites you to enter an allegorical world to discover yourself in the characters that she portrays in her new book, Be Good for Goodness Sake. She and Dr. Nancy reminisce about childhood and small town neighborhoods that still exist today – where people’s kindness and support for […]
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When it comes to advancing in the workplace, it turns out women may be “leaning in” without getting very far, according Women in the Workplace 2016, a new report from McKinsey & Company and LeanIn.org. The report finds that women are less likely than men to receive the first critical promotion to manager—so far fewer
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An initiative of ALL Ladies League, the first ever Women’s Economic Forum (WEF) took place in India in winter 2016 and was attended by 400 people representing 25 countries. The purpose was to bring together women from all walks of society with an international reach, giving them a chance to connect, learn from one another
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Book reviewer Ettie Berneking of 417 Magazine says Leading Women changes the way women think about power and helps them formulate a new definition of women’s leadership. We’re delighted but not surprised – after all, that’s what happens when twenty smart amazing women authors reach out with messages of strength, unity and inspiration for success.
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Lia Suzuki Sensei, 6th dan, describes her why she became so involved in Akido with the statement, “When there’s a winner and a loser, there’s no winner.” Having learned and loved the peaceful conflict resolution principles of Aikido from her sensei (teacher), Takeda Shihan, she brought his style from Japan to the United States by
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Criticism isn’t always constructive, and it can often be a form of bullying. However, it can also be also be meant as a gift from someone who has our best interests at heart. A new study shows that men and women deal with the emotional fallout associated with receiving feedback or criticism differently. A group
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Once Terra Renee got struck by the entertainment bug, she achieved moderate success in TV and film. Then she got the call for a 6-foot tall African American woman that sent her to a Warner Brothers audition. She entered a room with a thousand other 6-foot women answering the casting call, and found her passion,
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This year more than ever before, little girls can dare to dream to be anything they want when they grow up, even President of the United States. The unreachable is now attainable and the shards of the final glass ceiling lie trampled under our feet. But this new opportunity doesn’t come without responsibility. Our continued
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Summer Anderson founded the California-based Human Capital Solutions (HCS) to help companies build executive teams to support innovation and profitability. Her 15 years of global executive recruitment for Fortune 500 technology and fast growth e-commerce equipped her with the expertise to understand what her clients need to move their business to the next level and
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Over the past week all eyes have been on Rio, and while we’ve been able to watch some record-breaking athleticism, we’ve been witnessing some jaw-dropping sexism too. In fact, it was recently reported in iNews in the U.K. that sexism in sports reporting has become the norm, and a study of Olympic articles found women’s
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