“Advocacy is so important. I learned early on to speak up for myself, whether it was about workplace fairness or understanding my healthcare needs. It’s a skill that everyone should develop.”
Nicki Ball – The Power of Pivots Read More »
“You’re going to come across folks who are going to maybe have doubts, but it’s not because they doubt you. There’s always a fear for people, and they just don’t want to see somebody fail.”
Whitney Toates: Building a Business Club Read More »
I have always been fearless enough to try new things. And the more you try, the more you fail, and the more you learn. And so I think for women, one, I think sometimes when something’s hard, they get talked out of it more than a man. So that’s a gaining knowledge experience you’re missing out on. Or, two, we sometimes get questioned too much out of trying something new. Are you sure? Are you sure? And then we say, well, maybe I’m not sure.
Kristin Thompson: Juggling Fertility & Finance Read More »
I always ask myself, when the jury goes out, is there anything I would have done differently if I could have? And sometimes the answer is yes. And you think about what you would have done differently. And I always take notes while the jury’s out as to what I wish I had changed, because when the jury comes back, and if they win, if you win, you don’t want to change anything. And so you don’t learn from that. And so I try to do that while the jury’s out.
Debbie Champion: The Jury Whisperer Read More »
Especially since COVID I’ve noticed that there are two things that people need. So if someone’s out there buying a book, they’re going to buy it, one, because they’re looking for hope, or two, they’re looking for community.
Cathy L. Davis: Somebody Needs to Hear Your Story Read More »
I have a three year old, Nora, and I was going to court that morning, and I was in my full suit and walking out, and she said, mama, you look like a superhero. And it was just, like, the best thing to hear. Because I’m like, “Yes, little girl, I hope you always see a woman in a suit and think that’s a superhero.”
Katherine Flett: Don’t Be a Jerk Read More »
“It was in year four where I woke up one day and said, ‘Oh they’re not the problem, I’m the problem!’ And so once I realized I was the problem and shifted my frame of reference on how I led, interacted, managed, motivated and inspired…it all changed.”
Tamara Keefe: Trading Golden Handcuffs for Genuine Happiness Read More »
Recognize the inborn talent that people bring to the table and give them the opportunity to use that in service of what we’re trying to do.
Danni Eickenhorst: Leadership 101: Pour Into Your People Read More »
“We’ve talked to adults who were mistreated as children and they say that if one person had said something, done something, reached out…given me any indication that how I was treated was not ‘ok’, that would have made all the difference.”
Dr. Nancy L. Weaver: Support Over Silence Read More »
“There’s something about 40 psychologically, that we see it as half-way in career, half-way in life… And people start to reflect. ‘Ok, I’ve done these things, do I want to do this going forward?’ And sometimes it’s ‘yes’. I find a lot of times its ‘I’m not sure’ or ‘no’.”
Bernie Frazier: Your Success is in You Read More »
